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160+ 8086 Microprocessor Solved MCQs

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51.

The main concerns of the ___________ are to define a flexible set of commands

A. memory interface
B. peripheral interface
C. both (a) and (b)
D. control interface
Answer» A. memory interface
52.

and write into register

A. multiprocessor
B. microprocessor
C. dual processor
D. coprocessor
Answer» B. microprocessor
53.

To perform any operations, the Mp should identify the __________

A. register
B. memory
C. interface
D. system
Answer» A. register
54.

The Microprocessor places __________ address on the address bus

A. 4 bit
B. 8 bit
C. 16 bit
D. 32 bit
Answer» C. 16 bit
55.

register should be selected

A. address
B. one
C. two
D. three
Answer» B. one
56.

The ________of the memory chip will identify and select the register for the EPROM

A. internal decoder
B. external decoder
C. address decoder
D. data decoder
Answer» A. internal decoder
57.

Microprocessor provides signal like ____ to indicate the read operatio

A. low
B. mcmw
C. mcmr
D. mcmwr
Answer» C. mcmr
58.

must be added to address lines of the _______ chip.

A. single
B. memory
C. multiple
D. triple
Answer» B. memory
59.

The remaining address line of ______ bus is decoded to generate chip select signal

A. data
B. address
C. control bus
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» B. address
60.

_______ signal is generated by combining RD and WR signals with IO/M

A. control
B. memory
C. register
D. system
Answer» A. control
61.

Memory is an integral part of a _______ system

A. supercomputer
B. microcomputer
C. mini computer
D. mainframe computer
Answer» B. microcomputer
62.

_____ has certain signal requirements write into and read from its registers

A. memory
B. register
C. both (a) and (b)
D. control
Answer» A. memory
63.

An _________ is used to fetch one address

A. internal decoder
B. external decoder
C. encoder
D. register
Answer» A. internal decoder
64.

The primary function of the _____________ is to accept data from I/P devices

A. multiprocessor
B. microprocessor
C. peripherals
D. interfaces
Answer» B. microprocessor
65.

___________ signal prevent the microprocessor from reading the same data more than one

A. pipelining
B. handshaking
C. controlling
D. signaling
Answer» B. handshaking
66.

Bits in IRR interrupt are ______

A. reset
B. set
C. stop
D. start
Answer» B. set
67.

__________ generate interrupt signal to microprocessor and receive acknowledge

A. priority resolver
B. control logic
C. interrupt request register
D. interrupt register
Answer» B. control logic
68.

The _______ pin is used to select direct command word

A. a0
B. d7-d6
C. a12
D. ad7-ad6
Answer» A. a0
69.

The _______ is used to connect more microprocessor

A. peripheral device
B. cascade
C. i/o devices
D. control unit
Answer» B. cascade
70.

CS connect the output of ______

A. encoder
B. decoder
C. slave program
D. buffer
Answer» B. decoder
71.

In which year, 8086 was introduced?

A. 1978
B. 1979
C. 1977
D. 1981
Answer» A. 1978
72.

Expansion for HMOS technology_______

A. high level mode oxygen semiconductor
B. high level metal oxygen semiconductor
C. high performance medium oxide semiconductor
D. high performance metal oxide semiconductor
Answer» D. high performance metal oxide semiconductor
73.

8086 and 8088 contains _______ transistors

A. 29000
B. 24000
C. 34000
D. 54000
Answer» A. 29000
74.

ALE stands for ___________

A. address latch enable
B. address level enable
C. address leak enable
D. address leak extension
Answer» A. address latch enable
75.

What is DEN?

A. direct enable
B. data entered
C. data enable
D. data encoding
Answer» C. data enable
76.

In 8086, Example for Non maskable interrupts are ________.

A. trap
B. rst6.5
C. intr
D. rst6.6
Answer» A. trap
77.

In 8086 the overflow flag is set when _____________.

A. the sum is more than 16 bits.
B. signed numbers go out of their range after an arithmetic operation.
C. carry and sign flags are set.
D. subtraction
Answer» B. signed numbers go out of their range after an arithmetic operation.
78.

In 8086 microprocessor the following has the highest priority among all type interrupts?

A. nmi
B. div 0
C. type 255
D. over flow
Answer» A. nmi
79.

In 8086 microprocessor one of the following statements is not true?

A. coprocessor is interfaced in max mode.
B. coprocessor is interfaced in min mode.
C. i /o can be interfaced in max / min mode.
D. supports pipelining
Answer» B. coprocessor is interfaced in min mode.
80.

Address line for TRAP is?

A. 0023h
B. 0024h
C. 0033h
D. 0099h
Answer» B. 0024h
81.

Access time is faster for _________.

A. rom
B. sram
C. dram
D. eram
Answer» B. sram
82.

The First Microprocessor was__________.

A. intel 4004
B. 8080
C. 8085
D. 4008
Answer» A. intel 4004
83.

Status register is also called as ___________.

A. accumulator
B. stack
C. counter
D. flags
Answer» D. flags
84.

Which of the following is not a basic element within the microprocessor?

A. microcontroller
B. arithmetic logic unit (alu)
C. register array
D. control unit
Answer» A. microcontroller
85.

Which method bypasses the CPU for certain types of data transfer?

A. software interrupts
B. interrupt-driven i/o
C. polled i/o
D. direct memory access (dma)
Answer» D. direct memory access (dma)
86.

The first microprocessor had a(n)________.

A. 1 – bit data bus
B. 2 – bit data bus
C. 4 – bit data bus
D. 8 – bit data bus
Answer» C. 4 – bit data bus
87.

Which microprocessor has multiplexed data and address lines?

A. 8086
B. 80286
C. 80386
D. pentium
Answer» A. 8086
88.

Which is not an operand?

A. variable
B. register
C. memory location
D. assembler
Answer» D. assembler
89.

A 20-bit address bus can locate ________.

A. 1,048,576 locations
B. 2,097,152 locations
C. 4,194,304 locations
D. 8,388,608 locations
Answer» A. 1,048,576 locations
90.

Which of the following is not an arithmetic instruction?

A. inc (increment)
B. cmp (compare)
C. dec (decrement)
D. rol (rotate left)
Answer» D. rol (rotate left)
91.

During a read operation the CPU fetches ________.

A. a program instruction
B. another address
C. data itself
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
92.

Which of the following is not an 8086/8088 general-purpose register?

A. code segment (cs)
B. data segment (ds)
C. stack segment (ss)
D. address segment (as)
Answer» D. address segment (as)
93.

A 20-bit address bus allows access to a memory of capacity

A. 1 mb
B. 2 mb
C. 4 mb
D. 8 mb
Answer» A. 1 mb
94.

Which microprocessor accepts the program written for 8086 without any changes?

A. 8085
B. 8086
C. 8087
D. 8088
Answer» D. 8088
95.

Which group of instructions do not affect the flags?

A. arithmetic operations
B. logic operations
C. data transfer operations
D. branch operations
Answer» C. data transfer operations
96.

The result of MOV AL, 65 is to store

A. store 0100 0010 in al
B. store 42h in al
C. store 40h in al
D. store 0100 0001 in al
Answer» D. store 0100 0001 in al
97.

Which is not part of the execution unit (EU)?

A. arithmetic logic unit (alu)
B. clock
C. general registers
D. flags
Answer» B. clock
98.

A microprocessor is a chip integrating all the functions of a CPU of a computer.

A. multiple
B. single
C. double
D. triple
Answer» B. single
99.

Microprocessor is a/an circuit that functions as the CPU of the compute

A. electronic
B. mechanic
C. integrating
D. processing
Answer» A. electronic
100.

Microprocessor is the of the computer and it perform all the computational tasks

A. main
B. heart
C. important
D. simple
Answer» B. heart

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