Microprocessor & Interfacing - Chapter-

wise Question Bank

Based on Previous Years' GTU Exam Papers
Chapter 1: Introduction to Microprocessor, Components of a
Microprocessor
(Registers, ALU, Control & Timing, System bus, Bus Organization)

Year Question Marks

W2024 List the key parts of a 3

microprocessor and give a
short explanation of their
functions.

S2024 Define (1) Microprocessor 3

(2) System Bus (3)
Instruction Cycle

W2023 Explain the difference 3

between a microprocessor
and a microcomputer.

S2023 Differentiate between 3

Microcontroller and
Microprocessor.

W2021 Explain system bus of 8085 3

microprocessor.
Chapter 2: Microprocessor Architecture and Operations
(Memory, I/O devices, Memory and I/O operations)

Year Question Marks

W2024 Explain memory and I/O 4

operations in a
microprocessor.

S2024 Explain 8085 Programming 4

Model with diagram.

W2023 Define significance of ALE 4

pin with example or a
diagram.

S2023 Explain the purpose of the 4

following signals in 8085
(READY, AD0-AD7, HOLD,
IO/M, INTR).

W2022 What are the advantages of 4

an assembly language in
comparison with high level
languages?
Chapter 3: 8085 Microprocessor Architecture
(Address, Data & Control Buses, Pin Functions, Demux, Control Signals, Instruction/Machine
Cycle, Memory Interfacing)

Year Question Marks

W2024 Describe the architecture of 7

the 8085 microprocessor
with a neat diagram.

S2024 Draw and explain Pin 7

diagram of 8085
Microprocessor.

W2023 Draw and Explain Pin 7

diagram of 8085.

S2023 Draw the architectural 7

diagram of 8085
microprocessor and list
registers & flags.

W2022 Draw and explain the block 7

diagram of a
microprocessor 8085.
Chapter 4: Assembly Language Programming Basics
(Instruction Classification, Addressing Modes, Instruction Set, Data Formats, Debugging)

Year Question Marks

W2024 Explain Assembler, 3

Debugger and Linker with
an example.

S2024 Elaborate different 7

addressing modes in 8085
with suitable examples.

W2023 Explain Indirect and 4

Immediate addressing
mode with example.

S2023 State the addressing modes 3

of CMA, LDA, ANA M, LXI SP.

W2022 Discuss various types of 3

addressing modes of 8085.
Chapter 5: Decision Making & Looping
(Using data transfer, arithmetic, logical & branch instructions)

Year Question Marks

W2024 Draw and Explain Timing 7

Diagram of MVI A, 45h.

S2024 Write an assembly language 7

program to arrange five 8-
bit numbers in ascending
order.

W2023 Write an assembly language 7

program to find
larger/smaller number.

S2023 Write an assembly language 7

program to find the
minimum number from an
array of 10 bytes.

W2021 Write 8085 program to 7

arrange numbers in
ascending/descending
order.
Chapter 6: Stack & Subroutines
(Counters, Time Delay, Code Conversion, BCD Arithmetic, 16-Bit Data Ops)

Year Question Marks

W2024 Create an 8085-assembly 7

language routine to
implement a delay, using
counters and stack.

S2024 Explain counters and time 7

delay with examples &
applications.

W2023 Explain stack pointer, 3-4

subroutine, and PUSH/POP
instructions.

S2023 Using stack operations, 4

write a program to
set/reset flags.

W2021 Explain subroutine with 3

example and related
instructions.
Chapter 7: Interfacing Concepts
(Ports, I/O Interfacing, Interrupts, 8259A, 8255A)

Year Question Marks

W2024 Explain working of the 8255 4

Programmable Peripheral
Interface.

S2024 Draw and explain block 7

diagram of 8255A / 8259A.

W2023 Differentiate between IO- 3-4

mapped IO and Memory-
mapped IO.

S2023 Provide example program 7

to initialize 8259 PIC with
8085.

W2022 Draw and explain block 7

diagrams of 8255A and
8259A.
Chapter 8: Advanced Microprocessors
(8086/80286/80386, Segmentation, Minimum/Max Modes, Programming Model, etc.)

Year Question Marks

W2024 Describe the concept of 3

segmentation in the 8086
microprocessor.

S2024 Draw and explain logical 7

block diagram of 8086
Microprocessor.

W2023 Explain architecture of SUN 7

SPARC / ARM / 80386
microprocessor.

S2023 Differentiate between 3

80286 and 80386
microprocessors.

W2022 List features of 3-4-7

80386/80486 and explain
block diagrams of
ARM7/SUN SPARC.