Group 1: MICROPROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE

TEST I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. The first use of the term “microprocessors” is attributed to_______ describing the custom
integrated circuit used in 1968.
2. The first microprocessors emerged in the early 1970’s and were used for electronic _______ ,
using BCD arithmetic on 4-bit words.
3. The ____ __performs math computations, such as subtraction, addition, division, and Boolean
functions.
4. ________ is an area on the CPU where copies of common instructions required to perform
functions and run programs are stored temporarily.
5. ________ is a specially designed microprocessor; w/c can handle its particular functions many
times faster than the ordinary microprocessor.
6. In 1971, Intel produced 4004, 4-bit microprocessor in contained _____ PMOS transistor.
7. ________ was referred to as a second generation microprocessor w/c is the improvement from
Intel 8008.
8. The Intel & ______ is the two main companies compete on the microprocessor market.
9. ________ is the number of bits processed in a single instruction.
10. ________ . It determines the number of operations per second the processor can perform.

TEST II. INUMERATION:

11-15. Features of Microprocessor.

16-17. Two Categories of Microprocessor in terms on the Application.

18-20. Three separate busses to perform the operations.

ANSWERS:

1. Viatn Computer System 8. Motorola

2. Calculator 9. Bandwidth

3. ALU (arithmetic and logic unit) 10. Clock Speed

4. Cache Memory 11-15. Cost-effective, Size, Reliability,

5. Coprocessor Versatility, & Low Power Consumption

6. 2300 16-17. Reprogrammable systems & Inembedded systems

7. Intel 8080 18-20. address bus, data bus & control bus.