Description : If the number of address bits in a memory is reduced by 2 and the addressability is doubled, the size of the memory (i.e., the number of bits stored in the memory) a. doubles b. remains unchanged c. halves d. increases by 2^(address bits)/addressability
Last Answer : c. halves
Description : A stack pointer is a. a 16-bit register in the microprocessor that indicate the beginning of the stack memory. b. a register that decodes and executes 16-bit arithmetic expression. c. The first memory location where a subroutine address is stored. d. a register in which flag bits are stored
Last Answer : a. a 16-bit register in the microprocessor that indicate the beginning of the stack memory.
Description : A 32-bit address bus allows access to a memory of capacity(a) 64 Mb (b) 16 Mb (c) 1Gb (d) 4 Gb 2.Which processor structure is pipelined? a) all x80 processors b) all x85 processors c) all x86 processors
Last Answer : c) all x86 processors
Description : The capacity of this chip is 1KB they are organized in the form of 1024 words with 8 bit word The what is the site of address bus: a. 8 bit b. 10 bit c. 12 bit d. 16 bit
Last Answer : b. 10 bit
Description : If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be a. 216 b. 65,536 c. 64K d. Any of the above
Last Answer : b. 65,536
Description : The processor 80386/80486 and the Pentium processor uses _____ bits address bus: a. 16 b. 32 c. 36 d. 64
Last Answer : b. 32
Description : Which processor provided 1 MB memory: a. 16-bit 8086 and 8088 b. 32-bit 8086 and 8088 c. 64-bit 8086 and 8088 d. 8-bit 8086 and 8088
Last Answer : a. 16-bit 8086 and 8088
Description : A stack is a. an 8-bit register in the microprocessor b. a 16-bit register in the microprocessor c. a set of memory locations in R/WM reserved for storing information temporarily during the execution of computer
Last Answer : c. a set of memory locations in R/WM reserved for storing information temporarily during the execution of computer
Description : Because we wish to allow each ASCII code to occupy one location in memory, most memories are _____ addressable. a. BYTE b. NIBBLE c. WORD (16 bits) d. DOUBLEWORD (32 bits)
Last Answer : a. BYTE
Description : A memory unit stores 2^16 bytes in 32-bit words. How many address bits are necessary in order to retrieve a single word from this memory unit?
Last Answer : Each word is 4 bytes, which occupies 4 consecutive addresses at 16 bits each. The first 14 bits of these addresses will be the same, differing only in the two least significant bits. You only need to specify the first 14 bits, because there are only 2^14 words occupying those 2^16 bytes.
Description : The original ASCII code used…bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
Last Answer : c. 7
Description : In linear decoding address bus of 16-bit wide can connect only ____ of RAM. a. 16 KB b. 6KB c. 12KB d. 64KB
Last Answer : b. 6KB
Description : A 16 bit address bus can generate___ addresses: a. 32767 b. 25652 c. 65536 d. none of these
Last Answer : c. 65536
Description : In 8086 microprocessor , the address bus is ________ bit wide A. 12 bit B. 10 bit C. 16 bit D. 20 bit
Last Answer : In 8086 microprocessor, the address bus is 20 bit
Description : Instructions and memory address are represented by a. Character code b. Binary codes c. Binary word d. Parity bit
Last Answer : b. Binary codes
Description : The microprocessor can read/write 16 bit data from or to ________ A. memory B. I /O device C. processor D. register
Last Answer : The microprocessor can read/write 16 bit data from or to memory
Description : The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths? a. 8 bits b. 12 bits c. 16 bits d. 32 bits
Last Answer : a. 8 bits
Description : A byte consists of a. One bit b. Four bits c. Eight bits d. Sixteen bits
Last Answer : c. Eight bits
Description : Calculate the size of memory address space for a 16 bit data and 20 bit address bus. A) 1 MB B) 2 MB C) 3 MB D) 4 MB
Last Answer : Calculate the size of memory address space for a 16 bit data and 20 bit address bus. A) 1 MB B) 2 MB C) 3 MB D) 4 MB
Description : How many bit MC6800 microprocessor: a. 4-bit b. 8-bit c. 16-bit d. 32-bit
Last Answer : b. 8-bit
Description : How many bit microprocessor in the era marked beginning of fourth generation: a. 4 bit b. 8 bit c. 16 bit d. 32 bit
Last Answer : d. 32 bit
Description : Third generation microprocessor is dominated by____ microprocessor: a. 8 bit b. 4 bit c. 16 bit d. 64 bit
Last Answer : c. 16 bit
Description : The beginning of very efficient____ microprocessor in second generation: a. 4-bit b. 8-bit c. 16-bit d. 64-bit
Description : How many bit of MAR register: a. 8-bit b. 16-bit c. 32-bit d. 64-bit
Last Answer : b. 16-bit
Description : Intel 8096 is of ___ bit microcontroller family called as ______. a) 8, MCS51 b) 16, MCS51 c) 8, MCS96 d) 16, MCS96
Last Answer : d) 16, MCS96
Description : The SP is of ___ wide register. And this may be defined anywhere in the ______. a) 8 byte, on-chip 128 byte RAM. b) 8 bit, on chip 256 byte RAM. c) 16 bit,
Last Answer : a) 8 byte, on-chip 128 byte RAM.
Description : In 8279, the keyboard entries are debounced and stored in an _________, that is further accessed by the CPU to read the key codes. a) 8-bit FIFO b) 8-byte FIFO c) 16 byte FIFO d) 16 bit FIFO
Last Answer : b) 8-byte FIFO
Description : The intel 8086 microprocessor is a _______ processor A. 8 bit B. 16 bit C. 32 bit D. 4 bit
Last Answer : The intel 8086 microprocessor is a 16 bit processor
Description : 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
Last Answer : b) Signed numbers go out of their range after an arithmetic operation
Description : How many address lines are needed to address each memory locations in a 2048 x 4 memory chip? a. 10 b. 11 c. 8 d. 12
Last Answer : b. 11
Description : How many address lines are needed to address each memory location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip? a. 10 b. 11 c. 8 d. 12
Description : how many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip? a. 10 b. 11 c. 8 d. 12
Description : For the number A[15:0] = 0110110010001111, A[14:13] is ______ A[3:2]. a. less than b. greater than c. the same as d . cannot be determined
Last Answer : c. the same as
Description : In modes 2 and 3, if _____ bit of SCON bit is set will causes enable multiprocessor communication and is of ____ bit address. a) SM1, 9EH b) TB8 , 9CH c) SM2 , 9DH d) SM0, 9FH
Last Answer : c) SM2 , 9DH
Description : In 8096, CCB bit 3 is ____. a) write strobe mode select b) address valid strobe select c) bus width select d) Internal read control mode
Last Answer : c) bus width select
Last Answer : b) address valid strobe select
Description : Various machine level components are: a. Address register > Program counter c Data register d. Accumulator register e. Memory of 2K,16 bits/word RAM f. Multiplexers g. Allof these
Last Answer : g. Allof these
Description : How many address bits are required to represent a 32 K memory (A) 10 bits. (B) 12 bits. (C) 14 bits. (D) 16 bits.
Last Answer : (D) 16 bits.
Description : A memory management system has 64 pages with 512 bytes page size. Physical memory consists of 32 page frames. Number of bits required in logical and physical address are respectively: (1) 14 and 15 (2) 14 and 29 (3) 15 and 14 (4) 16 and 32
Last Answer : (3) 15 and 14
Description : List the 16 – bit registers of 8085 microprocessor.
Last Answer : Stack pointer (SP) and Program counter (PC).
Description : Which is 16 Bit microprocessor: a. 8088 b. 8086 c. 8085 d. All of these
Last Answer : d. All of these
Description : Calculator are based on______ microprocessor: a. 4 bit b. 16 bit c. 32 bit d. 64 bit
Last Answer : a. 4 bit
Description : How many bit microprocessor still survives in low-end application such as microwave ovens and small control system: a. 4 bit b. 16 bit c. 32 bit d. 64 bit
Description : The 16 bit register is separated into groups of 4 bit where each groups is called: a. BCD b. Nibble c. Half byte d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Nibble
Description : In 8085 name the 16 bit registers? a) Stack pointer b) Program counter c) a & b
Last Answer : c) a & b
Description : Write an algorithm to subtract two 16 bit numbers (With borrow) in 8086 microprocessor.
Last Answer : Algorithm for 16 bit numbers subtraction with borrow: 1. Load 0000H into CX register (for borrow) 2. Load the first number into AX(accumulator) 3. Load the second number into BX register 4. Subtract ... . Move data from AX(accumulator) to memory 8. Move data from CX register to memory 9. Stop
Description : The 16 bit flag of 8086 microprocessor is responsible to indicate ___________ A. the condition of result of ALU operation B. the condition of memory C. the result of addition D. the result of subtraction
Last Answer : The 16 bit flag of 8086 microprocessor is responsible to indicate the condition of result of ALU operation
Description : In a 16-bit microprocessor, a single word is A) 16 bit data B) 32 bit data C) 8 bit data D) 64 bit data
Last Answer : In a 16-bit microprocessor, a single word is 16 bit data
Description : Which is not the main architectural feature of Power PC: a. It is not based on RISC b. Superscalar implementation c. Both 32 & 64 Bit d. Paged Memory management architecture
Last Answer : a. It is not based on RISC