CSC167 Microprocessor

Microprocessor: most repeated questions

Questions that have come up in more than one paper, matched by what they ask rather than exact wording. Most repeated first.

  1. 6×Asked in 2082, 2080, 2079, 2078, 2075
    Explain instruction cycle, machine cycle and T states. Draw timing diagram of instruction cycle of STA instruction with brief description.Answer coming10
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  2. 6×Asked in 2081, 2080, 2079, 2078, 2076, 2075
    Explain different addressing modes in 8085 mocroprocessor.Answer coming5
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  3. 4×Asked in 2080, 2076, 2075
    Draw a block diagram of 80286 microprocessor and explain.Answer coming10
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  4. 3×Asked in 2082, 2081, 2078
    Explain Register Organization in 80386 microprocessor.Answer coming5
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  5. 3×Asked in 2082, 2080, 2076
    What is flag? Explain all the flags available in 8085 microprocessor.Answer coming5
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  6. 3×Asked in 2079, 2076, 2075
    Write an assembly language program to find the largest number of an array using 8 bit microprocessor. (Assume appropriate array data and address where minimum array size of 15 should be considered)Answer coming10
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  7. 2×Asked in 2082, 2080
    Differentiate between Isolated mapped and Memory Mapped I/O. Explain basic DMA operation in brief.Answer coming5
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  8. 2×Asked in 2078, 2076
    Differentiate between PUSH and POP instruction with example illustrating the use of these instruction.Answer coming5
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  9. 2×Asked in 2079, 2076
    What are the practical implications of asynchronous serial communication? Explain DTE DCE connection according to RS 232 serial communication standard.Answer coming5
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  10. 2×Asked in 2082, 2078
    Draw a logic diagram showing generation of memory and I/O read/write control signals in 8085 microprocessor.Answer coming5
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  11. 2×Asked in 2082, 2078
    Draw block diagram of 8086 microprocessor and explain its main two functional units. Differentiate between Real Address Mode and Protected Virtual Address Mode of 80286 microprocessor.Answer coming10
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  12. 2×Asked in 2081, 2080
    What is Descriptor? Explain the use of segment descriptor in physical address conversion in 80826 microprocessor.Answer coming5
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  13. 2×Asked in 2076, 2075
    What is instruction set? Explain various Kinds of instructions of 8086 microprocessor.Answer coming5
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  14. 2×Asked in 2082, 2078
    What is the use of AD₇–AD₀ in 8085 microprocessor? Explain address de multiplexing process in 8085 microprocessor with suitable diagram.Answer coming5
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