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160+ 8086 Microprocessor Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science FY (BSc CS) , Bachelor of Science in Information Technology FY (BSc IT) , Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) , Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSc IT) , Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSc CS) .

101.

The purpose of the microprocessor is to control

A. memory
B. switches
C. processing
D. tasks
Answer» A. memory
102.

The first digital electronic computer was built in the year

A. 1950
B. 1960
C. 1940
D. 1930
Answer» C. 1940
103.

In 1960's texas institute invented

A. integrated circuits
B. microprocessor
C. vacuum tubes
D. transistors
Answer» A. integrated circuits
104.

The intel 8086 microprocessor is a processor

A. 8 bit
B. 16 bit
C. 32 bit
D. 4 bit
Answer» B. 16 bit
105.

The microprocessor can read/write 16 bit data from or to

A. memory
B. i /o device
C. processor
D. register
Answer» A. memory
106.

In 8086 microprocessor , the address bus is bit wide

A. 12 bit
B. 10 bit
C. 16 bit
D. 20 bit
Answer» D. 20 bit
107.

The work of EU is

A. encoding
B. decoding
C. processing
D. calculations
Answer» B. decoding
108.

The SF is called as

A. service flag
B. sign flag
C. single flag
D. condition flag
Answer» B. sign flag
109.

The OF is called as

A. overflow flag
B. overdue flag
C. one flag
D. over flag
Answer» A. overflow flag
110.

The IF is called as

A. initial flag
B. indicate flag
C. interrupt flag
D. inter flag
Answer» C. interrupt flag
111.

The register AX is formed by grouping

A. ah & al
B. bh & bl
C. ch & cl
D. dh & dl
Answer» A. ah & al
112.

The SP is indicated by

A. single pointer
B. stack pointer
C. source pointer
D. destination pointer
Answer» B. stack pointer
113.

The BP is indicated by

A. base pointer
B. binary pointer
C. bit pointer
D. digital pointer
Answer» A. base pointer
114.

The SS is called as

A. single stack
B. stack segment
C. sequence stack .
D. random stack
Answer» B. stack segment
115.

The index register are used to hold

A. memory register
B. offset address
C. segment memory
D. offset memory
Answer» A. memory register
116.

The BIU contains FIFO register of size bytes

A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 12
Answer» B. 6
117.

The BIU prefetches the instruction from memory and store them in

A. queue
B. register
C. memory
D. stack
Answer» A. queue
118.

The 1 MB byte of memory can be divided into segment

A. 1 kbyte
B. 64 kbyte
C. 33 kbyte
D. 34 kbyte
Answer» B. 64 kbyte
119.

The DS is called as

A. data segment
B. digital segment
C. divide segment
D. decode segment
Answer» A. data segment
120.

The CS register stores instruction in code segment

A. stream
B. path
C. codes
D. stream line
Answer» C. codes
121.

The IP is bits in length

A. 8 bits
B. 4 bits
C. 16 bits
D. 32 bits
Answer» C. 16 bits
122.

The push source copies a word from source to

A. stack
B. memory
C. register
D. destination
Answer» A. stack
123.

LDs copies to consecutive words from memory to register and

A. es
B. ds
C. ss
D. cs
Answer» B. ds
124.

IMUL source is a signed

A. multiplication
B. addition
C. subtraction
D. division
Answer» A. multiplication
125.

destination inverts each bit of destination

A. not
B. nor
C. and
D. or
Answer» A. not
126.

Instruction providing both segment base and offset address are called

A. below type .
B. far type
C. low type
D. high type
Answer» B. far type
127.

The conditional branch instruction specify for branching

A. conditions
B. instruction
C. address
D. memory
Answer» A. conditions
128.

The microprocessor determines whether the specified condition exists or not by testing the

A. carry flag
B. conditional flag
C. common flag
D. sign flag
Answer» B. conditional flag
129.

The LES copies to words from memory to register and

A. ds
B. cs
C. es
D. ds
Answer» C. es
130.

The translates a byte from one code to another code

A. xlat
B. xchng
C. pop
D. push
Answer» A. xlat
131.

The contains an offset instead of actual address

A. sp
B. ip
C. es
D. ss
Answer» B. ip
132.

The 8086 fetches instruction one after another from of memory

A. code segment
B. ip
C. es
D. ss
Answer» A. code segment
133.

The BIU contains FIFO register of size 6 bytes called .

A. queue
B. stack
C. segment
D. register
Answer» A. queue
134.

The is required to synchronize the internal operands in the processor CLK Signal

A. ur signal
B. vcc
C. aie
D. ground
Answer» A. ur signal
135.

The pin of minimum mode AD0-AD15 has address

A. 16 bit
B. 20 bit
C. 32 bit
D. 4 bit
Answer» B. 20 bit
136.

The pin of minimum mode AD0- AD15 has _ data bus

A. 4 bit
B. 20 bit
C. 16 bit
D. 32 bit
Answer» C. 16 bit
137.

is used to write into memory

A. rd
B. wr
C. rd / wr
D. clk
Answer» B. wr
138.

The RD, WR, M/IO is the heart of control for a mode

A. minimum
B. maximum
C. compatibility mode
D. control mode
Answer» A. minimum
139.

In a minimum mode there is a on the system bus

A. single
B. double
C. multiple
D. triple
Answer» A. single
140.

If MN/MX is low the 8086 operates in mode

A. minimum
B. maximum
C. both (a) and (b)
D. medium
Answer» B. maximum
141.

In max mode, control bus signal So,S1 and S2 are sent out in form

A. decoded
B. encoded
C. shared
D. unshared
Answer» B. encoded
142.

The bus controller device decodes the signals to produce the control bus signal

A. internal
B. data
C. external
D. address
Answer» C. external
143.

A Instruction at the end of interrupt service program takes the execution back to the interrupted program

A. forward
B. return
C. data
D. line
Answer» B. return
144.

Primary function of memory interfacing is that the should be able to read from and write into register

A. multiprocessor
B. microprocessor
C. dual processor
D. coprocessor
Answer» B. microprocessor
145.

To perform any operations, the Mp should identify the

A. register
B. memory
C. interface
D. system
Answer» A. register
146.

The Microprocessor places address on the address bus

A. 4 bit
B. 8 bit
C. 16 bit
D. 32 bit
Answer» C. 16 bit
147.

The Microprocessor places 16 bit address on the add lines from that address by register should be selected

A. address
B. one
C. two
D. three
Answer» B. one
148.

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
149.

Microprocessor provides signal like to indicate the read operatio

A. low
B. mcmw
C. mcmr
D. mcmwr
Answer» C. mcmr
150.

To interface memory with the microprocessor, connect register the lines of the address bus must be added to address lines of the chip.

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

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