COA Important Questions

Unit-I
1Q) Illustrate different types of addressing modes.
2Q) Explain the phases of instruction cycle with a neat diagram.
3Q) Explain about various special purpose registers of basic computer system.
4Q) Evaluate the expression X=A + (B*C) - (D*E) using zero address, one address, two address
and three address instruction formats.
5Q) For the following memory, the two-word instruction at address 200 and 201 is a “load to
AC” instruction with an address field equal to 500. The first word of the instruction specifies the
operation code and mode, and the second word specifies the address part. PC has the value 200.
The content of the processor register R1 is 400 and the content of an index register XR is 100.
What is the content of the AC after executing the instruction with various addressing modes.
6Q) Write a program to evaluate the arithmetic statement:
A-B+C*(D*E-F)
X = --------------------------
G+H*K
a) Using a general register computer with three address instructions
b) Using a general register computer with two address instructions.
c) Using an accumulator type computer with one address instructions.
d) Using a stack organized computer with zero-address operation instructions.
Unit-II
1Q) With a neat sketch explain the block diagram of the 8086 microprocessor.
2Q) Explain pin diagram of 8086 microprocessor
3Q) Calculate 20-bit physical address where Code Segment (CS) Register is 4042H and the
value of different offsets is as follows:
BX: 2025H , IP: 0580H , DI: 4247H
Calculate the effective address of the memory location pointed by the CS register
4Q) Explain the memory segmentation in 8086?
5Q) Explain 6 Byte instruction queue and registers in BIU of 8086 microprocessor.
6Q) Discuss in detail about various flags in Flag Register of 8086 microprocessor.
7Q) Explain the general purpose registers, pointers in EU of 8086 microprocessor.
8Q) Illustrate the addressing modes of 8086 microprocessor