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The devices that provide the means for a computer to communicate with the user or other computers are referred to as: A.CPU B. ALU C. I/O D.none of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 2. The software used to drive microprocessor-based systems is called: A.assembly language B. firmware C. machine language code D.BASIC interpreter instructions Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 3. The circuits in the 8085A that provide the arithmetic and logic functions are called the: A.CPU B. ALU C. I/O D.none of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

4. How many buses are connected as part of the 8085A microprocessor? A.2 B. 3 C. 5 D.8 Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 5. The ________ ensures that only one IC is active at a time to avoid a bus conflict caused by two ICs writing different data to the same bus. A.control bus B. control instructions C. address decoder D.CPU Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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6. How many bits are used in the data bus? A.7 B. 8 C. 9 D.16 Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 7. The items that you can physically touch in a computer system are called: A.software B. firmware C. hardware D.none of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 8. Single-bit indicators that may be set or cleared to show the results of logical or arithmetic operations are the: A.flags B. registers C. monitors D.decisions Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 9. When referring to instruction words, a mnemonic is: A.a short abbreviation for the operand address B. a short abbreviation for the operation to be performed C. a short abbreviation for the data word stored at the operand address D.shorthand for machine language Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 10. The technique of assigning a memory address to each I/O device in the computer system is called: A.memory-mapped I/O B. ported I/O C. dedicated I/O D.wired I/O Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 12. What type of circuit is used at the interface point of an output port? A.decoder B. latch C. tristate buffer D.none of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 13. I/O mapped systems identify their input/output devices by giving them a(n) ________. A.8-bit port number B. 16-bit port number C. 8-bit buffer number D.8-bit instruction Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 14. What type of circuit is used at the interface point of an input port? A.decoder B. latch C. tristate buffer D.none of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C

Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 15. The register in the 8085A that is used to keep track of the memory address of the next opcode to be run in the program is the: A.stack pointer B. program counter C. instruction pointer D.accumulator Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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16. The control bus and memories share a bidirectional bus in a typical microprocessor system. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

17. All computer programs for a machine are called: A.software B. firmware C. hardware D.none of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 18. The 8085A is a(n): A.16-bit parallel CPU B. 8-bit serial CPU C. 8-bit parallel CPU D.none of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 19. Because microprocessor CPUs do not understand mnemonics as they are, they have to be converted to ________. A.hexadecimal machine code B. binary machine code C. assembly language D.all of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

20. A register in the microprocessor that keeps track of the answer or results of any arithmetic or logic operation is the: A.stack pointer B. program counter C. instruction pointer D.accumulator Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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21. What is the difference between a mnemonic code and machine code? A.There is no difference. Machine codes are in binary, mnemonic codes are in shorthand B. English. Machine codes are in shorthand English, mnemonic codes are in C. binary. Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 22. Which bus is a bidirectional bus? A.address bus B. data bus

C. address bus and data bus D.none of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 23. Which of the following buses is primarily used to carry signals that direct other ICs to find out what type of operation is being performed? A.data bus B. control bus C. address bus D.address decoder bus Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 24. What kind of computer program is used to convert mnemonic code to machine code? A.debug B. assembler C. C++ D.Fortran Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 25. Which of the following are the three basic sections of a microprocessor unit? A.operand, register, and arithmetic/logic unit (ALU) B. control and timing, register, and arithmetic/logic unit (ALU)

C. control and timing, register, and memory D.arithmetic/logic unit (ALU), memory, and input/output Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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1. The stack is a data storage area in RAM used by certain microprocessor operations. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 2. A microprocessor with the necessary support circuits will include at least two memory ICs: ROM or EPROM, and a RAM. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation:

No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 3. I/O-mapped systems identify their input and output devices by giving them an 8-bit port number. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 4. A microcontroller integrates multichip systems with RAM, ROM, and I/O. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 5. Programs written for the 8080A must have slight modifications to run on the 8085A. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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6. The software used to drive a microprocessor-based system is called FORTRAN. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 7. Conversion from assembly language to machine language can be done by the programmer through a process called hand assembly. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 8. Assembly language is written using mnemonics: MVI, DCR, JZ. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 9. The 8085 software is compatible with the 8080A. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A

Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 10. LDA addr and STA addr are Fortran language instructions stored in an external memory IC for a microprocessor. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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1. 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 & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 2. 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 & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 3. Which of the following is not an enhancement to the Pentium that was unavailable in the 8086/8088? A."Pipelined" architecture B. Expansion of cache memory C. Inclusion of an internal math coprocessor D.Data/address line multiplexing Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 4. Which bus is bidirectional? A.Address bus B. Control bus C. Data bus D.None of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 5. DMA is particularly suited for data transfer between the ________. A.disk drive and CPU B. disk drive and RAM C. disk drive and ROM D.disk drive and I/O Answer & Explanation

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7. Which microprocessor has multiplexed data and address lines? A.8086/8088 B. 80286 C. 80386 D.Pentium Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A

Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 8. Which is not an operand? A.Variable B. Register C. Memory location D.Assembler Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 9. Which is not part of the execution unit (EU)? A.Arithmetic logic unit (ALU) B. Clock C. General registers D.Flags Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 10. 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 & Explanation Answer: Option A

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11. What is occurring when two or more sources of data attempt to use the same bus? A.Bus contention B. Direct memory access C. Bus interruption D.PPI Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 12. Which of the following is not a jump instruction? A.JB (jump back) B. JA (jump above) C. JO (jump if overflow) D.JMP (unconditional jump) Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss.

View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 13. Which of the following was not a design improvement for the 8086/8088 over the 8085? A.Execution unit (EU) B. 16-bit data bus C. Arithmetic logic unit (ALU) D.Bus interface unit (BIU) Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 14. Polled I/O works best when ________. A.there are no priority considerations B. priority considerations are frequent C. the polling rate exceeds 1000 s D.the polling rate is below 1000 s Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 15. Which of the following is not an arithmetic instruction? A.INC (increment) B. CMP (compare) C. DEC (decrement) D.ROL (rotate left) Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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16. During a read operation the CPU fetches ________. A.a program instruction B. another address C. data itself D.all of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 17. The first Intel microprocessor to contain on-board cache memory was the ________. A.80386 B. 80486 C. Pentium D.Pentium Pro Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 18. 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 & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 19. Which of the following is not a computer bus? A.Data bus B. Control bus C. Timer bus D.Address bus Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 20. With interrupt-driven I/O, if two or more devices request service at the same time, ________. A.the device closest to the CPU gets priority B. the device that is fastest gets priority C. the device assigned the highest priority is serviced first D.the system is likely to crash Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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21. The Pentium can address ________. A.1 MB B. 1 GB C. 2 GB D.4 GB Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 22. A port can be ________. A.strictly for input B. strictly for output C. bidirectional D.all of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 23. Which of the following is not a computer functional block? A.Analog-to-digital converter B. Central-processing unit C. Memory D.Input/output ports Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 24. The Pentium microprocessor has a data bus of ________. A.16 bits B. 32 bits C. 64 bits D.128 bits Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 25. The process of jointly establishing communication is called ________. A.DMA B. bidirectional addressing C. multiplexing D.handshaking Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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1. A mnemonic is an English-like instruction that is converted by an assembler into a machine code for use by a processor. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 2. Chip designers are always trying to increase the clock speed. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 3. Instructions for the 80X86 family are downward compatible. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 4. The Pentium can execute two instructions at once. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 5. A coprocessor is a microprocessor designed with a limited instruction set optimized to perform arithmetic operations very quickly. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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6. The original Pentium was the first CPU to feature separate data and instruction caches. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

7. Machine language is independent of the type of microprocessor in a computer system. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 8. The PCI bus is a good example of an external bus for personal computers. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 9. The Power PC can effectively execute up to ten instructions per clock cycle. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 10. Polling is the process of pausing the normal sequence of instructions to cause the processor to execute a separate set of I/O instructions instead. A.True B.False Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation:

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1. The AND, OR, and TEST instructions are all part of which type of instruction? A.Data transfer B. Arithmetic C. Bit manipulation D.Loops and jumps Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 2. A mini-program that can be used repeatedly, but is programmed only once is called a(n) ________. A.string B. subroutine C. interrupt D.processor control Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

3. Contiguous sequences of bytes or words are called ________. A.data transfer B. arithmetic C. loops and jumps D.strings Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 4. An interrupt method that requires the CPU to test each peripheral device in sequence is called ________. A.vectored I/O B. polled I/O C. programmed interrupt D.interrupt-driven I/O Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 5. An example of a unidirectional bus in a microcomputer system is the ________. A.address bus B. data bus C. control bus D.all of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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6. The ADD, CMP, and MUL instructions are all part of which type of instruction? A.Data transfer B. Arithmetic C. Bit manipulation D.Loops and jumps Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 7. Instructions that allow direct control of the processor's flags are called ________ instructions. A.data transfer B. arithmetic C. bit manipulation D.processor control Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 8. The MOV, PUSH, and POP instructions are all part of which type of instruction? A.Data transfer B. Arithmetic C. Bit manipulation D.Loops and jumps Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A

Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 9. The JNZ, JA, and LOOP instructions are all part of which type of instruction? A.Data transfer B. Arithmetic C. Bit manipulation D.Loops and jumps Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 10. During a memory read operation, the CPU fetches ________. A.a program instruction B. an address C. data D.all of the above Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

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