MICROPROCESSORS AND MICROCONTROLLERS

UNIT WISE QUESTION BANK

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Course
S.No. Question Taxonomy
Level Outcome
UNIT- I LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1 Explain the architecture of 8086 with block diagram. 3 1

2 Explain the register organization of 8086. 3 1

Draw the pin diagram of 8086 and explain the 3

3 function of each pin 1

Develop an Assembly language program to multiply two 4

4 1
16-bit numbers.
Develop an Assembly language program to 4
5 1
move the data from one location to another
location.
3
6 Explain the different general-purpose registers of 8086. 1
Explain briefly the addressing modes of 8086 3
7 1
with an example each.
Explain the different Data copy / 3
8 1
Transfer instructions of 8086 with an
example.
Explain different assembler directives and operators of 3
9 1
8086 in brief.
Explain the different string manipulation 3
10 1
operations of 8086 with an example
each.

UNIT- I SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

List the various groups of instructions of 8086 3

1 1
with examples.
Define addressing mode? 2
2 1
What is an assembler directive? List the 2
3 1
assembler directives of 8086.
4 What is instruction format and list its types in 8086 2
microprocessor. 1

5 Explain the use of Direction flag and trap 2 1

flag in 8086 microprocessor.
Explain immediate addressing mode of 8086 3
6 with two examples. 1
7 How to calculate the physical address of 8086, with one 3
example. 1
8 What is the importance of pipeline concept in 8086 3
1
microprocessor.
9 Explain the timing diagram of 8086 microprocessors. 3
1
10 Enumerate the advantages of memory 3
1
segmentations.

UNIT- II LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

Draw the block diagram of 8051
1 3 2
microcontroller and explain the architecture.
2 Draw the pin diagram of 8051and explain the function of 3 2
each pin.
3 Explain various addressing modes of 8051with 3 2
exam ples.
4 Explain various groups of 3 2
Instruction set of 8051microcontroller.
5 Explain about the Timer operation of 8051 3 2
microcontroller.

Explain in detail the memory organization of 8051

6 3 2
microcontroller.
7 Explain about the special function Registers in 8051 3 2
Microcontrollers.
8 Explain the following SFRs: 3 2
(i)TMOD (ii)TCON (iii)SCON (iv)PCON
9 Explain about the serial communication of 8051 3 2
microcontroller.
Explain any four arithmetic instructions of 8051
10 4 2
microcontroller with example.

UNIT- II SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Write 8051 ALP for the following: 3

1 8-bit addition, subtraction, 2
multiplication, division.
List the addressing modes and instruction set of 8051.
2 3 2

Differentiate microcontroller and microprocessor.

3 3 2

4 Illustrate the use of external RAM for microcontroller. 3 2

5 List the various interrupts supported by the 8051. 3 2

What is EEPROM?
3 2
6
What is an interrupt?
7 3 2
How many timers and counters are available in 8051?
8 3 2
What are their sizes?
Explain DJNZ instruction of 8051
9 3 2
microcontroller.
 What is the necessity to have different
3 2
10 registers for serial communications and Timer
/ Counter
UNIT- III LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1 Explain in detail the interfacing of Keyboard with 8051 3 3
microcontroller.

2 With neat sketch explain the interfacing of LCD with 3 3

8051 microcontroller.
Explain in detail the interfacing of ADC(0808)
3 3 3
with 8051 microcontroller.
Draw the interface circuit diagram of DAC (0804) with 8051
4 and explain its operation in detail. 3 3

Discuss the interfacing of external RAM with

5 3 3
8051 microcontroller.
Discuss the interfacing of external ROM with
6 3 3
8051 microcontroller.
UNIT- III SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1 Explain the importance of memory interfacing of 8051. 3 3

2 State the features of 8051. 3 3

List the alternate functions of various pins of
3 3 3
port 3 of 8051.
4 Explain the different registers of 8051. 3 3
Illustrate the use of external ROM for microcontroller.
5 3 3
 UNIT- IV LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

1 Draw and explain in detail about the ARM processor 3 4

architecture.
Explain various groups of
2 3 4
Instruction set of ARM Processor.
What are interrupts? List different interrupts
3 3 4
supported by the ARM processor.
Explain the Thumb instructions of ARM processor.
4 3 4
Explain in detail the register set of
5 3 4
ARM processor.
Define pipeline? Explain the Three stage
6 3 4
pipeline concept in ARM processor.
7 Explain in detail about ARM load and store instructions. 3 4

8 What is CPSR, explain in detail. 3 4

Differentiate between CISC and RISC
9 3 4
processors.
UNIT- IV SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1 Design interrupt vector table of ARM. 4 4

2 How data processing is done in ARM processor. 3 4

3 List and explain condition code flags in program status 3 4

register of the ARM processor.
4 State the features of ARM Processor. 3 4

5 What is SPSR. 3 4
What are different types of instructions used
6 3 4
in ARM processor.
How memory allocation is used for
7 3 4
data processing.
What is the necessity of ARM processor in the modern
8 3 4
technology.
List out few comparisons of ARM and
9 3 4
microcontroller.
10 What are software interrupts? 3 4

UNIT- V LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

1 Draw and explain in detail about the CORTEX processor 3 5

architecture.
2 Discuss the main features of CORTEX processor. What is 3 5
pipeline process? Explain.
3 Design architecture of CORTEX processor and explain each 3 5
block in detail and write its applications.
4 List the main features of OMAP processor. With a neat diagram 3 5
explain the architecture of OMAP processor.
5 Explain in detail about OMAP processor architecture with neat 3 5
diagram.
UNIT- V SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1 What are the main features of the Cortex processor core? 2 5

2 Distinguish the uses of OMAP processor. 3 5

3 Explain the different applications of OMAP processor. 3 5

Expand OMAP processor and it’s memory capacity.
4 3 5

5 List four features of OMAP processor. 3 5

6 Write short notes on memory protection unit. 3 5

7 List the applications of CORTEX processor. 3 5

How the CORTEX processor control the interrupts.
8 3 5