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21. While using a frequency counter for measuring frequency, two modes of
measurement are possible.
1. Period mode
2. Frequency mode
There is a ‘cross-over frequency’ below which the period mode is preferred. Assuming
the crystal oscillator frequency to be 4 MHz the crossover frequency is given by
1. 8 MHz
2. 2 MHz
3. 2 kHz
4. 1 kHz
Answer
Answer. b
22. In a 8085 microprocessor system with memory-mapped I/O, which of the following
is true?
Answer
Answer. d
23. Consider the following statements:
1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. 1,2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 3 and 4 only
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Answer
Answer. c
24. Ready pin 0f microprocessor is used
Answer
Answer. c
25. A bus connected between the CPU and the main memory that permits transfer of
information between main memory and the CPU is known as
1. DMA bus
2. Memory bus
3. Address bus
4. Control bus
Answer
Answer. b
26. The operations executed by two or more control units are referred as
1. Micro-operations
2. Macro-operations
3. Multi-operations
4. Bi control-operations
Answer
Answer. c
27. Consider the following registers:
Which of these 8-bit registers of 8085 μP can be paired together to make a 16-bit
register?
1. (a) 1, 3 and 4
2. 2, 3 and 4
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1, 2 and 4
Answer
Answer. b
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28. The first microprocessor to include virtual memory in the Intel microprocessor
family is
1. 80286
2. 80386
3. 80486
4. Pentium
Answer
Answer. a
29. Program counter in a digital computer
Answer
Answer. d
30. Assuming LSB is at position 0 and MSB at position 7, which bit positions are not
used (undefined) in Flag Register of an 8085 microprocessor?
1. 1, 3, 5
2. 2, 3, 5
3. 1, 2, 5
4. 1, 3, 4
Answer
Answer. a
31. At the beginning of a fetch cycle, the contents of the program counter are
1. incremented by one
2. transferred to address bus
3. transferred to memory address register
4. transferred to memory data register
Answer
Answer. c
32. Each instruction in an assembly language program has the following fields
1. Label field
2. Mnemonic field
3. Operand field
4. Comment field
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1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. 2, 1, 4 and 3
3. 1,3, 2 and 4
4. 2, 4, 1 and 3
Answer
Answer. a
33. The relation among IC (lnstruction Cycle), FC (Fetch Cycle) and EC (Execute Cycle)
is
1. IC = FC − EC
2. IC = FC+ EC
3. IC= FC + 2EC
4. EC = IC+FC
Answer
Answer. b
34. When a peripheral is connected to the microprocessor in input/output mode, the
data transfer takes place between
Answer
Answer. c
35. While execution of I/O instruction takes place, the 8-bit address of the port is placed
on
Answer
Answer. d
36. The length of a bus cycle in 8086/8088 is four clock cycles, T 1, T2, T3, T4 and an
indeterminate number of wait state clock cycles denoted by TW. The wait states are
always inserted between
1. T1 and T 2
2. T2 and T 3
3. T3 and T 4
4. T4 and T 1
Answer
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Answer. c
37. Which one of the following circuits transmits two messages simultaneously in one
direction?
1. Duplex
2. Diplex
3. Simplex
4. Quadruplex
Answer
Answer. b
38. A microprocessor is ALU
Answer
Answer. d
39. In Intel 8085 microprocessor, ALE signal is made high to
Answer
Answer. a
40. Output of the assembler in machine codes is referred to as
1. Object program
2. Source program
3. Macro instruction
4. Symbolic addressing
Answer
Answer. a
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