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Hints For The Practical Final Exam

The document provides hints for a practical final exam on microprocessors and microcontrollers. It defines a microprocessor as a type of miniature electronic device that contains the circuitry necessary to perform the functions of a central processing unit. A microcontroller contains a CPU, memory, and input/output peripherals integrated into a single chip. While microprocessors are faster, microcontrollers are cheaper and have fewer instructions to process, making them suitable for applications like mobile phones, cameras, and security alarms. The document also discusses Arduino, combinational and sequential logic circuits, programmable logic devices like PLA, PAL, CPLD, and FPGA.

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Hints For The Practical Final Exam

The document provides hints for a practical final exam on microprocessors and microcontrollers. It defines a microprocessor as a type of miniature electronic device that contains the circuitry necessary to perform the functions of a central processing unit. A microcontroller contains a CPU, memory, and input/output peripherals integrated into a single chip. While microprocessors are faster, microcontrollers are cheaper and have fewer instructions to process, making them suitable for applications like mobile phones, cameras, and security alarms. The document also discusses Arduino, combinational and sequential logic circuits, programmable logic devices like PLA, PAL, CPLD, and FPGA.

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Hints for the Practical Final Exam

1- What is a Microprocessor (CPU) in simple words?


The Microprocessor is a type of miniature electronic device that contains the arithmetic,
logic, and control circuitry necessary to perform the functions of a digital computer's
central processing unit.
2- What is the Microprocessor made of?
Microprocessors are made from silicon, quartz, metals, and other chemicals.
3- What is the key difference between a Microprocessor and a
Microcontroller?
The key difference between a Microprocessor and a Microcontroller is the
Microprocessor consists of only a Central Processing Unit (CPU), whereas the
Microcontroller contains a CPU, Memory and I/O all integrated into one chip.
4- What is a Microcontroller
A microcontroller is a small computer on a single semiconductor integrated circuit chip.
A microcontroller contains one or more CPUs along with memory and programmable
input/output peripherals.
5- What does a Microcontroller contain?
A microcontroller contains one or more CPUs (Microprocessor) along with memory
and programmable input/output peripherals.
6- What are the applications of Microprocessor?
• Calculators
• Accounting systems
• Traffic light
7- What are the applications of Microcontroller?
• Mobile phones
• Cameras
• Security alarms
8- Which is Better a Microcontroller or Microprocessor?
It depends upon your requirements and based on your project. However, a
microcontroller is an inexpensive, straightforward, and small number of instructions to
process, whereas a Microprocessor is expensive, complex and with many instructions.
9- Which is the Faster, Microprocessor or Microcontroller?
Microprocessors are much faster than microcontrollers.
10- What is the Arduino?
Arduino is an open-source hardware and software based on easy-to-use hardware
and software.
11- Why is Arduino important?
Arduino allows users a simple pathway to creating interactive objects that can take
input from switches and sensors, and control physical outputs like lights, motors, or
actuators
12- What is the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Arduino IDE is a special software running on your system that allows you write codes
and program the Arduino
13- Explain the Combinational Logic Circuits?
A combinational logic circuit is a circuit whose outputs only depend on the present
state of its inputs which means that the output is a function of the inputs.
14- Give some examples of the Combinational logic circuit
A Combinational Circuit consist of logic gates such as Adder, Subtractor, Multiplexer/
Demultiplexer, and Encoder/Decoder.
15- Explain the Sequential Logic Circuits?
A sequential logic circuit is a type of logic circuit whose output depends not only on
the present value of its input but on the sequence of past inputs.
16- Give some examples of the Sequential logic circuit
Examples of sequential circuits are flip-flop, register, counter, clocks, etc.
17- What is the difference between PLA and PAL?
PLA has a programmable AND gate array and a programmable OR gate array while
PAL has a programmable AND gate array but a fixed OR gate array.
18- Define the Complex Programmable Logic devices (CPLD)
A complex programmable logic device is a programmable logic device with
complexity between that of PALs and FPGAs, and architectural features of both.
19- Define the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
A field-programmable gate array is an integrated circuit designed to be configured by
a customer or a designer after manufacturing – hence the term field-programmable.

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