Microprocessor x86

This is a practice test for the preparation of microprocessors, UGC-NET-> Computer Science.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following debugger commands is used in a microprocessor to trace the program that executes the program step by step?

  1. REGISTER
  2. QUIT
  3. ENTER
  4. TRACE
  5. GO
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are 16-bit segment register(s) used to contain data and return addresses of procedures or subroutines?

  1. Stack
  2. Code
  3. Data
  4. Extra
  5. IP
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are inserted in a program so that debugger can debug the program till that point and can display the output?

  1. Interpreter
  2. Breakpoints
  3. Compiler
  4. Assembler
  5. Dump
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

______________ is the active low output signal in 8086 that does not allow other devices to take control over the system bus when it is set to zero.

  1. QS1
  2. RQ/GT
  3. LOCK
  4. S2
  5. S1
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following units in 8086 pipelined architecture handles all the data and addresses on the buses for the execution unit?

  1. Execution unit
  2. Bus interface unit
  3. Control unit
  4. ALU
  5. Memory unit
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following output pins in 8279 IC is/are used to blank the display during digit switching or by a blanking command?

  1. SHIFT
  2. BD
  3. RL0-RL7
  4. IRQ
  5. A0
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following command words in 8259A microprocessor is/are used to command 8259A and operate in various interrupt modes?

  1. Initialisation Command Words
  2. Operation Command Words
  3. Initialisation Command Word 3
  4. Initialisation Command Word 4
  5. IMR
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following Assembler Directives in x86 is used to declare the type of a label, variable or memory operand?

  1. PUBLIC
  2. PROC
  3. SEGMENT
  4. PTR
  5. TYPE
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The _____________ instruction in x86 means that the contents of carry flag are toggled to the opposite state and it does not affect any other flag.

  1. CMC
  2. CLC
  3. CLI
  4. CLD
  5. STD
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following conditional loops in x86 performs jump to the specified label if CX is not equal to zero while an equal condition exists?

  1. LOOPNE
  2. LOOPE
  3. LOOPZ
  4. LOOPNZ
  5. LOCK
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following directives in x86 provides a shortcut in definition of a data segment?

  1. .MODEL
  2. .DATA
  3. .CODE
  4. .EXITM
  5. .ALIGN
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following instructions is encountered by microprocessor at the end of subroutine due to which it returns the control to the main program?

  1. CALL
  2. RET
  3. INTn
  4. IRET
  5. JMP
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a type of address decoding technique in a microcomputer system where a special decoder IC is used to generate chip select signal for each block?

  1. Linear decoding
  2. Absolute decoding
  3. Block decoding
  4. Refresh cycle
  5. Data decoding
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following instructions in 8051 chip are used to transfer data between an internal RAM location and an SFR location without going through the accumulator?

  1. Logical
  2. Arithmetic
  3. Data
  4. Boolean Variable Manipulation
  5. Program Control and Branching
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following operating modes in 8259A performs a non-specific End Of Interrupt (EOI) operation at the trailing edge of the last INTA pulse automatically?

  1. Fully nested
  2. Automatic EOI
  3. Special Mask
  4. Edge and Level Triggered
  5. Poll Command