1.

Pipelining in ARM 7 Processor has [ ]

a) 3-stages b) 5-stages c) 6-stages d) 10-stages

2. Which of the following is not an interrupt signal [ ]

a) INTR b) NMI c) NA d) RESET

3. Which of the following is not a bus control signal [ ]

a) NA b) ADS c) READY d) BS16

4. With respect to parallel data transfer which of the following is true [ ]

a) one bit at a time b) Faster data transfer c) less wires d) suited for long distances

5. Which of the following is not a SPI signal

[ ]
a) MOSI b) MISO c) SS d) PC

6. Which of the following is not the processor mode in ARM controller [ ]

a) FIQ b) IRQ c)Abort d) MLA

7. Thumb instructions are of [ ]

a) 32-bit b) 64-bit
c) 16-bit d) 8-bit

8. Cortex M3 processor is of
[ ]
a) 32-bit b) 64-bit c) 16-bit d) 8-bit

9. MPU stands for [ ]

d) Message
a) Memory Protection unit b) Main Program unit c) Memory program unit Program unit

10. The operating states of Cortex M3 Processor has

[ ]
a) 2 states b) 4 states c) 5 states d) 1 state

11. How many data lines are there in a 16*2 alphanumeric LCD?
a) 16 b) 8 c) 1 d) 0
1 2. For writing commands on an LCD, RS bit is
a) set b) reset c) both of the mentioned d) none of the mentioned
13. Which pin of the LCD is used for adjusting its contrast?
a) pin no 1 b) pin no 2 c) pin no 3 d) pin no 4
14. The RS pin is an input/output for a controller?
a) input b) output c) both of the mentioned d) none of the mentioned
15. ARM stands for
 a) Advanced Rate Machines b) Advanced RISC Machines c) Artificial Running Machines d) Aviary
Running Machines

16. The main importance of ARM micro-processors is providing operation with

a) Low cost and low power consumption b) Higher degree of multi-tasking c) Lower error or glitches
d) Efficient memory management

17. ARM processors where basically designed for _______

a) Main frame systems b) Distributed systems c) Mobile systems d) Super computers

18. Each instruction in ARM machines is encoded into ____ Word.

a) 2 byte b) 3 byte c) 4 byte d) 8 byte

19. The addressing mode where the EA of the operand is the contents of Rn is ______
a) Pre-indexed mode b) Pre-indexed with write back mode c) Post-indexed mode
d) None of the mentioned

20. Which microcontrollers are adopted for designing medium scale embedded systems?
a. 8-bit b. 16-bit to 32-bit c. 64-bit d. All of the above

21 . While designing an embedded system, which sub-t ask oriented process allocates the time steps for
various modules that share the similar resources?
a. Simulation and Validation b. Iteration c. Hardware-Software Partitioning d. Scheduling

22. . .In Cortex-R processor series, which among the following represent/s dual core configuration along with the space
saving the floating point unit?
a. Cortex-R 4 b. Cortex-R 5 c. Cortex-R 7 d. All of the above

23 In Cortex-A processor series, which among the following is the standalone and smallest processor in
size constraints with high-end application support?
a. Cortex-A5 b. Cortex-A9 c. Cortex-A53 d. Cortex-A59

24. At an active HIGH reset pin of 8051 microcontroller, for how many machine cycles should the
positive going pulse be provided, if the power is switched ON?
a. only one b. Two c. Three d. four
25. The method of processing Exceptions in ARM is ________________

26. Fetching the next instruction while current instruction is in execution is called ______________

27. Register r15 is ___________________

28. NVIC stands for ______________________

29 The Cortex M3 Processor supports architecture

30 The Cortex M3 Processor supports architecture

31 OMAP stands for

32 Register r14 is the
register
ARM microcontroller supports mode for high speed interrupt handling

33 UART stands for _________

34 USB stands for _________