Microprocessor MCQs of Unit-1&2

. Which is the microprocessor comprises:

 Register section
 One or more ALU
 Control unit
 All of these

. What is the store by register?

 data
 operands
 memory
 None of these

. Accumulator based microprocessor example are:

 Intel 8085
 Motorola 6809
 A and B
  None of these

. A set of register which contain are:

 data
 memory addresses
 result
 all of these

. There are primarily two types of register:

 general purpose register

 dedicated register
 A and B
 none of these

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. Name of typical dedicated register is:

 PC
 IR
 SP
 All of these

. BCD stands for:

 Binary coded decimal

 Binary coded decoded
 Both a & b
 none of these

. Which is used to store critical pieces of data during subroutines and interrupts:

 Stack
 Queue
 Accumulator
 Data register

. The data in the stack is called:

 Pushing data
 Pushed
 Pulling
 None of these

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. The external system bus architecture is created using from ______ architecture:

 Pascal
 Dennis Ritchie
 Charles Babbage
 Von Neumann
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. The processor 80386/80486 and the Pentium processor uses _____ bits address bus:

 16
 32
 36
 64

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. Which is not the control bus signal:

 READ
 WRITE
 RESET
 None of these

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. PROM stands for:

 Programmable read‐only memory

 Programmable read write memory
 Programmer read and write memory
  None of these

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.  EPROM stands for:

 Erasable Programmable read‐only memory

  Electrically Programmable read write memory
 Electrically Programmable read‐only memory
 None of these

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. Which is the type of microcomputer memory:

 Address
 Contents
 Both A and B
 None of these

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. Secondary memory can store____:

  Program store code
 Compiler
 Operating system
 All of these

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. Secondary memory is also called____:

 Auxiliary
 Backup store
 Both A and B
 None of these

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. Customized ROMS are called:

 Mask ROM
 Flash ROM
 EPROM
 None of these

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. The RAM which is created using bipolar transistors is called:

 Dynamic RAM
 Static RAM
 Permanent RAM
 DDR RAM

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. Each memory location has: 

 Address
 Contents
 Both A and B
 None of these

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A ‘DMA’  transfer implies

            a.       Direct transfer of data between memory and accumulator

            b.      Direct transfer of data between memory and I/O devices without use of µP

            c.       Transfer of data exclusively within µP registers

            d.      A fast transfer of data between µP and I/O devices

Answer: B

22.

The number of hardware interrupts (which require an external signal to interrupt) present in an 8085
microprocessor are

            a.       1

            b.      4

            c.       5

            d.      13

Answer: C

23.

  An instruction used to set the carry flag in a computer can be classified as

            a.       Data transfer

            b.      Arithmetic

            c.       Logical

            d.      Program control

Answer: C

24.

 In a microprocessor, the service routine for a certain interrupt starts from a fixed location of memory
which cannot be externally set, but the interrupt can be delayed or rejected. Such an interrupt is

            a.       non-maskable and non-vectored

            b.      maskable and non-vectored

            c.       non-maskable and vectored

            d.      maskable and vectored

Answer: D
25.

A/n …. Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU

a.Input

b.Output

c.CPU

d.Memory

Answer:A

26.

The term gigabyte refers to

a.1024 bytes b.1024 kilobytes c.1024 megabytes d.1024 gigabyte

Answer:C

27.

Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?

a.Control bus

b.Control unit

c.Parity unit

d.Semiconductor

Answer:D

28.

The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called

a.Semiconductor memory

b.Registers

c.Hard disks
d.Magnetic disk

Answer:B

29.

The instructions for starting the computer are house on a.Random access memory b.CD-Rom
c.Read only memory chip d.All of above

Answer:C

30.

A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal toa.2 byte b.32 byte c.4 byte d.8 byte

Answer:C

31.

Which of the following memories has the shortest access times? a.Cache memory b.Magnetic
bubble memory c.Magnetic core memory d.RAM

Answer:A

32.

ALE stand for: a.Address latch enable b.Address light enable c.Address lower enable d.Address
last enable

Answer:A

33.

In 8085 microprocessor, how many interrupts are maskable.

1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Five

34. Which stack is used in 8085 microprocessors?

1. FIFO
 2. FILO
3. LIFO
4. LILO

35. In the instruction of the 8085 microprocessor, how many bytes are present?

1. One or two
2. One, two or three
3. One only
4. Two or three

36. Which one of the following addressing technique is not used in 8085 microprocessor?

1. Register
2. Immediate
3. Register indirect
4. Relative

37.. Which one of the following register of 8085 microprocessor is not a part of the programming model?

1. Instruction register
2. Memory address register
3. Status register
4. Temporary data register

38. The program counter in 8085 microprocessor is a 16-bit register, because

1. It counts 16 bits at a time

2. There are 16 address times
3. It facilitates the users storing 16-bit data temporarily
4. It has to fetch two 8-bit data at a time.

39.. A direct memory access (DMA) transfer replies

1. Direct transfer of data between memory and accumulator

2. Direct transfer of data between memory and I/O devices without the use of microprocessor
3. Transfer of data exclusively within microprocessor registers
4. A fast transfer of data between microprocessor and I/O devices

40. Handshaking mode of data transfer is

1. Synchronous data transfer

2. asynchronous data transfer
3. interrupt driven data transfer
4. level Mode of DMA data transfer

41.. In a Microprocessor, the address of the new next instruction to be executed is stored in

1. Stack pointer
2. address latch
3. Program counter
4. General purpose register
42.. In how many different modes a universal shift register operates?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

43.. The insruction RET executes with the following series of machine cycle

1. Fetch, read, write

2. Fetch, write, write
3. Fetch, read, read
4. Fetch, read

44.. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding the instruction CMP A ?

1. compare accumulator with register A

2. compare accumulator with memory
3. compare accumulator with register H
4. This instruction does not exist

45.. The instruction JNC 16-bit refers to jump to 16-bit address if ?

1. sign flag is set

2. carry flag is reset
3. zero flag is set
4. parity flag is reset

46. Among the given instructions, the one which affects the maximum number of flags is ?

1. RAL
2. POP PSW
3. XRA A
4. DCR A

47. XCHG instruction of 8085 exchanges the content of ?

1. top of stack with contents of register pair

2. BC and DE register pairs
3. HL and DE register pairs
4. None of the above

48.. Direction flag is used with

1. string instructions
2. stack instructions
3. arithmetic instructions
4. branch instructions

49. The number of output pins of a 8085 microprocessor are

1. 40
2. 27
 3. 21
4. 19

50. Following is a 16-bit register for 8085 microprocessor

1. Stack pointer
2. Accumulator
3. Register B
4. Register C

51.. The register which holds the information about the nature of results of arithmetic of logic operations is
called as

1. Accumulator
2. Condition code register
3. Flag register
4. Process status registers

52.. When referring to instruction words, a mnemonic is

1. a short abbreviation for the operand address.

2. a short abbreviation for the operation to be performed.
3. a short abbreviation for the data word stored at the operand address.
4. Shorthand for machine language.

1. 8085 microprocessor is an 8-bit microprocessor designed by?

A. IBM

B. Dell

C. Intel

D. VAX

View Answer

Ans : C

Explanation: 8085 is pronounced as "eighty-eighty-five" microprocessor. It is an 8-bit microprocessor

designed by Intel in 1977.
2. In 8085, 16-bit address bus, which can address upto?

A. 16KB

B. 32KB

C. 64KB

D. 128KB

View Answer

Ans : C

Explanation: In 8085, 16-bit address bus, which can address upto 64KB.

3. There are _______ general purpose registers in 8085 processor

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8

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Ans : B

Explanation: There are 6 general purpose registers in 8085 processor, i.e. B, C, D, E, H & L. Each register
can hold 8-bit data.
4. It is also a 16-bit register works like stack, which is always incremented/decremented by 2 during push
& pop operations.

A. Stack pointer

B. Temporary register

C. Flag register

D. Program counter

View Answer

Ans : A

Explanation: Stack pointer : It is also a 16-bit register works like stack, which is always
incremented/decremented by 2 during push & pop operations.

5. Flag register is an 8-bit register having __________ 1-bit flip-flops.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

View Answer

Ans : C

Explanation: These are the set of 5 flip-flops : Sign (S), Zero (Z), Auxiliary Carry (AC), Parity (P) and Carry
(C)
6. What is true about Program counter?

A. It is an 8-bit register, which holds the temporary data of arithmetic and logical operations.

B. When an instruction is fetched from memory then it is stored in the program counter

C. It provides timing and control signal to the microprocessor

D. It is a 16-bit register used to store the memory address location of the next instruction to be
executed.

View Answer

Ans : D

Explanation: Program counter : It is a 16-bit register used to store the memory address location of the
next instruction to be executed.

7. This signal indicates that another master is requesting the use of the address and data buses.

A. READY

B. HOLD

C. HLDA

D. INTA

View Answer

Ans : B

Explanation: HOLD : This signal indicates that another master is requesting the use of the address and
data buses.
8. This signal is used as the system clock for devices connected with the microprocessor.

A. X1, X2

B. CLK OUT

C. CLK IN

D. IO/M

View Answer

Ans : B

Explanation: CLK OUT : This signal is used as the system clock for devices connected with the
microprocessor.

9. Which of the following is true about Control and status signals?

A. These signals are used to identify the nature of operation.

B. There are 3 control signal and 3 status signals.

C. Three status signals are IO/M, S0 & S1.

D. All of the above

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Ans : D

Explanation: All of the above are correct about Control and status signals.
10. MVI K, 20F is an example of?

A. Immediate addressing mode

B. Register addressing mode

C. Direct addressing mode

D. Indirect addressing mode

View Answer

Ans : A

Explanation: Immediate addressing mode : In this mode, the 8/16-bit data is specified in the instruction
itself as one of its operand. For example: MVI K, 20F: means 20F is copied into register K.