Microprocessor x86
This is a practice test for the preparation of microprocessors, UGC-NET-> Computer Science.
Questions
Which of the following debugger commands is used in a microprocessor to trace the program that executes the program step by step?
- REGISTER
- QUIT
- ENTER
- TRACE
- GO
Which of the following is/are 16-bit segment register(s) used to contain data and return addresses of procedures or subroutines?
- Stack
- Code
- Data
- Extra
- IP
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?
- Interpreter
- Breakpoints
- Compiler
- Assembler
- Dump
______________ 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.
- QS1
- RQ/GT
- LOCK
- S2
- S1
Which of the following units in 8086 pipelined architecture handles all the data and addresses on the buses for the execution unit?
- Execution unit
- Bus interface unit
- Control unit
- ALU
- Memory unit
Which of the following output pins in 8279 IC is/are used to blank the display during digit switching or by a blanking command?
- SHIFT
- BD
- RL0-RL7
- IRQ
- A0
Which of the following command words in 8259A microprocessor is/are used to command 8259A and operate in various interrupt modes?
- Initialisation Command Words
- Operation Command Words
- Initialisation Command Word 3
- Initialisation Command Word 4
- IMR
Which of the following Assembler Directives in x86 is used to declare the type of a label, variable or memory operand?
- PUBLIC
- PROC
- SEGMENT
- PTR
- TYPE
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.
- CMC
- CLC
- CLI
- CLD
- STD
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?
- LOOPNE
- LOOPE
- LOOPZ
- LOOPNZ
- LOCK
Which of the following directives in x86 provides a shortcut in definition of a data segment?
- .MODEL
- .DATA
- .CODE
- .EXITM
- .ALIGN
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?
- CALL
- RET
- INTn
- IRET
- JMP
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?
- Linear decoding
- Absolute decoding
- Block decoding
- Refresh cycle
- Data decoding
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?
- Logical
- Arithmetic
- Data
- Boolean Variable Manipulation
- Program Control and Branching
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?
- Fully nested
- Automatic EOI
- Special Mask
- Edge and Level Triggered
- Poll Command