Scribd
Upload
79 views7 pages

COMA MCQs v2

A microprocessor is a multipurpose programmable logic device that accepts binary data as input and contains an arithmetic logic unit, control unit, and registers on a single chip. The 8085 microprocessor has an 8-bit data bus and 16-bit address bus, 246 opcodes, and flags in its register that indicate results like zero, carry, and sign.

Uploaded by

swagatnanda
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
79 views7 pages

COMA MCQs v2

A microprocessor is a multipurpose programmable logic device that accepts binary data as input and contains an arithmetic logic unit, control unit, and registers on a single chip. The 8085 microprocessor has an 8-bit data bus and 16-bit address bus, 246 opcodes, and flags in its register that indicate results like zero, carry, and sign.

Uploaded by

swagatnanda
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 7

1. What is Microprocessor?

A multipurpose PLD that accepts binary data as input


A multipurpose PLD that accepts an integer as input
A multipurpose PLD that accepts whole numbers as input
A multipurpose PLD that accepts prime numbers as input
a)

2. In 8-bit 8085 microprocessor, how many opcodes are present?


a) 246
b) 278
c) 250
d) 256
a)

3. Which of the following is true about microprocessors?


It has an internal memory
It has interfacing circuits
It contains ALU, CU, and registers
It uses Harvard architecture
c)

4. Which of the following is a 16-bit register for 8085 microprocessor


Stack pointer
Accumulator
Register B
Register C
Answer. a

5. Consider the following registers:


1. Accumulator and flag register
2. B and C registers
3. D and E registers
4. H and L registers
Which of these 8-bit registers of 8085 μP can be paired together to make a 16-bit register?
1, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 3
1, 2 and 4
Answer. b

6. Program counter in a digital computer


counts the numbers of programs run in the machine ,
counts the number of times a subroutine is called
counts the number of times the loops are executed
points the memory address of the current or the next instruction to be executed
Answer. d
7. 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, 3, 5
2, 3, 5
1, 2, 5
1, 3, 4
Answer. a

8. A microprocessor is ALU
and control unit on a single chip
and memory on a single chip
register unit and I/O device on a single chip
register unit and control unit on a single chip
Answer. d

9. In Intel 8085 microprocessor, ALE signal is made high to


Enable the data bus to be used as low order address bus
To latch data D0— D7 from the data bus
To disable data bus
To achieve all the functions listed above
Answer. a

10 How many bit Program counter is available in 8085?


8 bit
16 bit
2 bit
1 bit
Ans. 16-bit

11. What is the maximum addressing capability of Intel 8085?


64 KB
1 MB
16 KB
32 KB
Ans. 64 KB

12. In a microprocessor, the address of the next instruction to next executed, is sorted in
Stack pointer
Address latch
Program counter
General purpose register
Option 3 : Program counter

13. The main purpose of Accumulator register of 8085 is


storing instructions
temporary data storage
used as primary pointer
permanent data storage
Option 2 : temporary data storage

14. Which of the following flags is set to 1 when there is even number of one bits in result, and
to 0 when there is odd number of one bits?
Parity flag
Zero flag
Trap flag
Sign flag
Option 1 : Parity flag

15. Which of the following flags is set to 1 when there is an unsigned overflow for a low nibble
(4 bits).?
Parity flag
Zero flag
Auxiliary Carry flag
Sign flag
Option 1 : Auxiliary Carry flag

16. Which of the following flags is set to 1 when the result is zero? For a non-zero result, this
flag is set to 0.
Parity flag
Zero flag
Trap flag
Sign flag
Option 1 : Zero flag

17. Which of the following flags is set to 1 when the result is negative? When the result is
positive it is set to 0.
Parity flag
Zero flag
Trap flag
Sign flag
Option 1 : Sign flag

18. Which of the following flags is set to 1 when there is a carry after performing the addition of
any two 8-bit numbers, and to 0 when there is no carry generated?
Carry flag
Zero flag
Auxiliary Carry flag
Sign flag
Option 1 : Carry flag
19. Which of the bit positions in the flag register of 8085 microprocessor are don’t care
conditions?
D7, D6 and D5
D5, D3 and D1
D5, D3 and D0
D5, D2 and D0
Option: 2 D5, D3 and D1

20. The sign flag position in the flag register of 8085 microprocessor considering D7 as MSB
and D0 as LSB is
D7
D6
D2
D0
Option: D7

21. The zero flag position in the flag register of 8085 microprocessor considering D7 as MSB
and D0 as LSB is
D7
D6
D2
D0
Option: D6

22. The auxiliary carry flag position in the flag register of 8085 microprocessor considering D7
as MSB and D0 as LSB is
D6
D5
D4
D0
Option: D4

23. The parity flag position in the flag register of 8085 microprocessor considering D7 as MSB
and D0 as LSB is
D3
D4
D1
D2
Option: D2

24. The carry flag position in the flag register of 8085 microprocessor considering D7 as MSB
and D0 as LSB is
D6
D7
D1
D0
Option: D0

25. The 8085 Microprocessor has


8 - bit data bus 8 - bit address bus
8 - bit data bus 16 - bit address bus
16 - bit data bus 8 - bit address bus
16 - bit data bus 16 - bit address bus
Option 2 : 8 - bit data bus 16 - bit address bus

26. The internal clock frequency of an 8085 microprocessor is _____ MHz.


2
5
6
3
Option 4: 3

27. The external clock frequency of an 8085 microprocessor is internally divided by____.
2
5
6
3
Option 1: 2

28. The highest priority interrupt in 8085 is:


TRAP
RST6.5
INTR
RST7.5
Option 1:TRAP

29. The ALE signal in 8085 stands for


Address Latch Enable
Address Lock Enable
Address Lift Enhance
Address Latch Enhance
Ans. Address Latch Enable

30. The ALE signal is an active ____ signal.


Low
high
tristate
none of the others

31. The signals SOD and SID in 8085 microprocessor are connected to pins ____ and ___
respectively
4, 5
5, 4
1, 2
10, 20
Ans. 4, 5

32. The higher order address bus [A15 – A8] are connected to pins ____ in 8085 microprocessor.
28 – 21
01 – 08
39 – 32
31 – 24
Ans. 28 – 21

33. The supply voltage of 5V and Gnd signals are connected to ___ and ____ pins in 8085
microprocessor respectively.
01 and 20
01 and 21
20 and 40
40 and 20
Ans. 40 and 20

34. The AD7 – AD0 signals in 8085 microprocessor are connected to pins _____.
19 – 12
12 – 19
21 – 28
28 – 21
Ans. 19 – 12

35. The 8085 microprocessor has a total of ____ pins.


20
40
14
16
Ans. 40

36. The RD’ and WR’ signals in 8085 microprocessor are active ______ signals
High
Low
Tristate
None of the options
Ans. Low

37. The RD’ and WR’ signals in 8085 microprocessor are connected to _____ and ____ pins in
the pinout diagram.

23, 13
31, 32
32, 31
13, 33
Ans. 32, 31

38. An 8-bit microprocessor signifies that ?


8-bit address bus
8-bit controller
8-interrupt lines
8-bit data bus
Ans. 8-bit data bus

39. The address bus of any microprocessor is always ?


Unidirectional
Bi-directional
Either unidirectional or bi-directional
None

Answer: Unidirectional

40. The data bus of any microprocessor is always ?


Unidirectional
Bi-directional
Either unidirectional or bi-directional
None
Answer: Bi-directional

41. In microprocessor based system DMA refers to ?


direct memory access for microprocessor
direct memory access for the user
direct memory access for the I/O device
none of the above

Answer: direct memory access for the I/O device

You might also like