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Bus Signal Timing Questions

The document contains 20 multiple-choice questions and 20 true/false questions focused on bus signal timing and I/O timing in digital systems, particularly the 8086 microprocessor. Key concepts covered include the functions of various buses (data, address, control), signals (RD, WR, ALE), and timing diagrams. It aims to assess understanding of digital system operations and the role of timing in data transfer.

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Bus Signal Timing Questions

The document contains 20 multiple-choice questions and 20 true/false questions focused on bus signal timing and I/O timing in digital systems, particularly the 8086 microprocessor. Key concepts covered include the functions of various buses (data, address, control), signals (RD, WR, ALE), and timing diagrams. It aims to assess understanding of digital system operations and the role of timing in data transfer.

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20 MCQs and 20 True/False Questions on Bus Signal Timing & I/O Timing

Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. What is a bus in a digital system?

a) A physical storage device

b) A collection of lines for data transfer

c) A type of microprocessor

d) A memory management unit

Answer: b) A collection of lines for data transfer

2. Which type of bus carries the actual data being transferred?

a) Address Bus

b) Control Bus

c) Data Bus

d) Timing Bus

Answer: c) Data Bus

3. What does the RD signal indicate in 8086?

a) The CPU is reading data

b) The CPU is writing data

c) The CPU is accessing I/O devices

d) The CPU is in idle state

Answer: a) The CPU is reading data

4. What is represented by a timing diagram?

a) Physical layout of a bus


b) Graphical representation of signals over time

c) Instruction set architecture

d) Logical operation flow

Answer: b) Graphical representation of signals over time

5. What is a T-state?

a) A set of machine cycles

b) A subdivision of an operation in one clock cycle

c) A type of instruction cycle

d) A state of the data bus

Answer: b) A subdivision of an operation in one clock cycle

6. Which bus in 8086 specifies memory or I/O addresses?

a) Data Bus

b) Address Bus

c) Control Bus

d) Clock Bus

Answer: b) Address Bus

7. What does the ALE signal do?

a) Indicates data transfer completion

b) Latches the address into memory

c) Generates clock cycles

d) Performs arithmetic operations

Answer: b) Latches the address into memory

8. What distinguishes memory and I/O operations in 8086?


a) RD signal

b) WR signal

c) M/IO signal

d) ALE signal

Answer: c) M/IO signal

9. During a fetch cycle, what is placed on the address bus?

a) Operand data

b) Instruction address

c) Clock signal

d) Control data

Answer: b) Instruction address

10. What is the main function of the WR signal?

a) Reads data from memory

b) Writes data to memory

c) Fetches the instruction address

d) Synchronizes clock cycles

Answer: b) Writes data to memory

11. What is an instruction cycle?

a) Total time for fetching and executing an instruction

b) Time taken to complete one T-state

c) Time required for I/O operations

d) Clock synchronization process

Answer: a) Total time for fetching and executing an instruction


12. Which bus in 8086 is bidirectional?

a) Data Bus

b) Address Bus

c) Control Bus

d) None of the above

Answer: a) Data Bus

13. What does the term 'machine cycle' refer to?

a) Total time for executing all instructions

b) Group of states performing one operation

c) Time required for bus arbitration

d) Subdivision of a clock cycle

Answer: b) Group of states performing one operation

14. Which bus carries control signals in 8086?

a) Data Bus

b) Address Bus

c) Control Bus

d) Memory Bus

Answer: c) Control Bus

15. What does the CLK signal coordinate?

a) Address placement

b) Data transfer

c) Timing of all signals

d) I/O operations

Answer: c) Timing of all signals


16. What happens during the execution phase in 8086?

a) CPU fetches data from memory

b) CPU executes the operation internally

c) Data is placed on the data bus

d) Address is latched into memory

Answer: b) CPU executes the operation internally

17. What is the role of the memory read cycle?

a) To store data in memory

b) To read data from memory

c) To synchronize clock cycles

d) To latch addresses

Answer: b) To read data from memory

18. What is the purpose of the data bus?

a) To carry control signals

b) To transfer data between CPU and memory

c) To specify addresses

d) To latch addresses

Answer: b) To transfer data between CPU and memory

19. What does the address latch enable (ALE) signal do?

a) Activates data transfer

b) Latches the address onto the address bus

c) Terminates instruction cycle

d) Enables read operations


Answer: b) Latches the address onto the address bus

20. What is the function of timing diagrams in 8086?

a) Represent control signal operations

b) Graphically represent the sequence of events

c) Manage I/O operations

d) Control memory segmentation

Answer: b) Graphically represent the sequence of events

True/False Questions

1. A bus can only transfer data in one direction. False

2. The control bus in 8086 carries data signals. False

3. Timing diagrams represent signal changes over time. True

4. The WR signal indicates a memory read operation. False

5. The address bus in 8086 is 20-bit wide. True

6. A T-state is a part of one clock cycle operation. True

7. The M/IO signal distinguishes memory and I/O operations. True

8. The data bus in 8086 is unidirectional. False

9. The ALE signal is used to latch addresses into memory. True

10. The instruction cycle includes one or more machine cycles. True

11. The RD signal is used during write operations. False

12. A machine cycle is composed of multiple T-states. True

13. The data bus in 8086 is 8-bit wide. False

14. The address bus specifies the memory location to be accessed. True

15. The execution phase in 8086 involves only external signals. False

16. The CLK signal is generated by an external oscillator. True


17. ALE stands for Address Latch Enable. True

18. The memory read cycle fetches data from memory to the CPU. True

19. The control bus specifies memory addresses. False

20. Instruction cycles in 8086 require at least four clock periods. True

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