Sourashtra College I M.

Sc Electronics and Communication Advanced Microprocessor Question Bank

Unit 1 Part A 1. The accumulator is a part of ___________. Ans : ALU

2. ALE is called as ______________. Ans : Address Latch Enable 3. TRAP is a ____________. Ans : Interrupt 4. 8085 has _______ flags. Ans : 5 5. Address bus is used to send ________ address. Ans :Memory or device

Two mark Question: 1. Why is Data Bus bidirectional ? Data Bus is bidirectional because it is used to transfer data between MPU and peripherals or memory. 2. What is the use of Program Counter ? Program counter is used to sequence the execution of a program. 3. What is a Stack pointer ? The stack pointer is used as a memory pointer for the stack memory. 4. How many external operations 8085 can respond ? What are they ? Four. i)Reset ii) Interrupt iii)Ready and iv) Hold

5. What is the function of ALU ?

ALU is called Arithmetic Logic Unit. It performs then computation functions. It holds the data during a an arithmetic/logic operation. The results are stored in the accumulator.

Part B 1. Write short notes on the function of different buses used in 8085 microprocessor ?

2. Write notes in control and status signals. 3. Write notes on ALU, Stack Pointer and Program counter 4. Explain the Memory Read and Memory Operation. 5. Draw the Timing diagram for Transfer of Byte from memory to micro processor 6. Explain how de multiplexing of Bus AD 7 AD 0 done by Octal Latch. 7. Explain in detail about the control signals used by 8085 microprocessor.

Part C 1. Explain the architecture of 8085 microprocessor with neat diagram.

2. Explain the Flag register and function of each flag. 3. Explain the Interrupts used in 8085 microprocessor. 4. Explain the addressing modes used in 8085 microprocessor. 5. Draw and explain the Timing diagram for the instruction MVI A ,32

Unit 2 Part A 1. R/W M and ROM are examples of __________ memory. Ans. Primary

2. __________ is also called as User Memory. Ans. : R/W memory 3. Expansion for PROM is __________________.

Ans. Programmable read only memory 4. Expansion for EPROM is ________________. Ans. : Erasable Programmable read only memory 5. Expansion for EEPROM is ___________________. Ans.: Electrically Erasable Programmable read only memory Two mark Question: 1. What is flash memory ?

Flash memory is a variation of EEPROM and differs from EEPROM in the erasure procedure. EEPROM can be erased at a register level, but flash memory must be erased in it entirely. 2. What is memory map ? The memory address assigned to a memory chip in a system are called memory map. 3. What IO/M ? IO/M is a status signal, when it is high, it indicates an I/O operation and when it is low it indicates a memory operation. 4. What are the three operations the microprocessor should perform in Memory interfacing ? i) ii) iii) It should be able to select the chip. Indentify the register. Enable appropriate buffer.

5. What is the use of Latch ? A latch is used for interfacing output devices.

Part B 1. Briefly explain RAM and ROM.

2. Give the difference between Static ROM and Dynamic ROM . 3. Write short notes on PROM 4. Write short notes on EPROM 5. Write short notes on EEPROM. 6. Explain EEPROM and Flash memory and list one major difference between them

Part C 1. Explain the memory Interfacing.

2. Explain the I/O interfacing. 3. Explain the memory mapped I/O. 4. Give the characteristics of Memory. 5. Explain about Semiconductor Memories.

Unit-3 Fill in the blanks 1. The 8255A has 24 I/O lines .

2. Mode 1 is called handshake I/O. 3. PIC stands for Priority Interrupt Controller. 4. The 8259 is programmed by four initialization command words. 5. The 8237 has four independent channel. 6. The 8254 contains three 1 6-bit counters. 7. The Mode 2 operation in the 8254 generates a string pulses. 8. DMA transfer is controlled completely by hardware. 9. Mode -0 of 8255 the input port is not latched.

10. The A3-A0 address lines of 8237 DMA controller are bidirectional. 11. BD stands for Blank Display 12. The keyboard section also includes 8x8 FIFO RAM. Two mark Question: 13. List out the modes in 8255. 14. Define status registers in 8259. 15. List the basic modes of operation in 8237. 16. List the any 3 modes of operation in 8254. 17. Write instruction to set PC7 bit of 8255A 18. What is the difference between RET and IRET instruction? 19. How many bytes can be transferred by the 8237 DMA Controller? 20. Write Scan section in 8279. 21. List the type of A/D conversion. 22. Explain R/2R Ladder network.

Part B 23. Draw the circuit for interfacing 8259 to 8086. 24. Explain the initialization command word of 8259. 25. Explain the operational command word of 8259. 26. Explain the internal registers of 8237. 27. Explain the different modes of operation in 8253. 28. Explain successive approximation method. 29. Explain the hardware description in D/A conversion. 30. How to interface the Traffic Light Controller with microprocessor.

Part C 31. Explain the architecture of programmable peripheral interface 8255 with neat 32. Explain the architecture of priority interrupt controller 8259 with neat diagram. diagram.

33. Explain the architecture of direct memory access controller 8237 with neat diagram. 34. Explain the architecture of programmable interval timer 8253 with neat diagram. 35. Explain the architecture of keyboard / display interfacing 8279 with neat diagram. 36. Discuss the A/D conversion with neat diagram. 37. Discuss the D/A conversion with neat diagram. 38. Explain the stepper motor interfacing with neat diagram.

Unit-4 Fill in the blanks.

1. The Intel 8086 Microprocessor is a 16 bit processor.

2. The address bus of the 8086 Microprocessor is 20 bit. 3. In 8086, TF stands for Trap Flag. 4. The 8086 users another 16 bit address called offset. 5. MOV CX , AX comes under the register addressing mode. 6. The locater program is used to assign specific addresses for codes. 7. DW stands for Double Word. 8. ALE stands for Address Latch Enable. 9. In 8086 , pin number 20 is used as GND. 10. The starting address of an interrupt service procedure is called as Interrupt vector. 11. In 8086, the single-step interrupt has the least priority.

Two mark Question:

12. List the Flags of 8086.

13.What are the predefined interrupt?

14. List the advantages of segmentation scheme of 8086. 15.Define EX register, 16. What is the difference between MOV AX, 1234H and MOV AX, [1234H] instructions? 17. List out the 8086 addressing modes.

18. Determine the addressing modes of the following: a) MOV CX, 4 [BX] b) IN AL, DX c) SUB AX, AX 19. Give the difference between conditional jump and unconditional jump. 20. Define Assembler. 21. What is interrupt vector table? 22. Write down an application for NMI interrupt. 23. Give the types of 8086 interrupt. 24. How do you set and reset IF? 25. How do you set and reset TF?

PART B
26. Describe the internal structure of DRAM memory.

27. Explain the memory addressing modes. 28. Explain assembler directives. 29. Give the examples of bit manipulation instruction. 30. Write 16 bit addition program using 8086. 31. List the minimum mode signals in 8086.

PART C

32. Draw the internal architecture of 8086 microprocessor and explain.

33. Describe the 8086 instruction set. 34. Describe the pins and signals of 8086. 35. Describe the interrupt structure of 8086. 36. How do you interface input port to 8-bit bus? 37. Discuss 8086 addressing modes.

Unit-5 Fill in the blanks.

1. The 80286 microprocessor is used in PC-AT systems. 2. 80286 microprocessor is available on a 68 pin package. 3. In 80286 microprocessor, the address unit is also called as memory management unit. 4. In 80286 microprocessor, the high bank is enabled by A0. 5. The 80386 Microprocessor is a 32 bit processor. 6. The 80386 Microprocessor access 4 GB of physical memory. 7. 80386 microprocessor is available on a 132 pin package. 8. The 80486 Microprocessor is a 32 bit processor. 9. BIST stands for Built - in - self- test . 10. 80486 microprocessor is available on a 168 pin package. 11. TLB stands for Translation Lookaside Buffer 12. The Pentium Microprocessor is a 64 bit processor. 13. Pentium microprocessor is available on a 237 pin package. 14. BTB stands for Branch Target Buffer.

Two mark Question: 15. How many I/O ports are possible in Pentium systems? 16. Define virtual real mode in 80386. 17. What are the improvements of 80486 over 80386.

18. List the modes of operation in 80286. 19. List the internal structure of 80286. 20. List the internal structure of 80386. 21. Define segment register in 80386. 22. List out the addressing modes of 80386. 23. List the internal structure of 80486. 24. Explain PWT and PCD pins in 80486. 25. Explain Branch Target Buffer, 26. List the additional flags of Pentium.

PART B
27. Explain the modes of operation in 80286. 28. Explain the modes of operation in 80386. 29. Explain the additional instruction for 80286. 30. Explain the additional instruction for 80386. 31. Explain the additional instruction for Pentium. 32. Explain I/O for 80386. 33. Discuss the memory and I/O for 80486. 34. Discuss the memory and I/O for Pentium. 35. Explain the internal registers for 80486.

PART C
36. Draw the internal architecture of 80286 microprocessor and explain.

37. Draw the internal architecture of 80386 microprocessor and explain. 38. Draw the internal architecture of 80486 microprocessor and explain. 39. Explain the internal architecture of Pentium microprocessor . 40. Explain the internal registers of 80386. 41. Explain the memory and I/O for the 80386 system with neat diagram.