UNIT-III
Multiple choice questions
1. Interfacing devices for DMA controller, programmable interval timer are respectively… [ A ]
a)8257, 8253 b) 8253, 8257 c) 8257,8251 d)8251,8252
2. Acess time is faster for [ B ]
(a)ROM (b)SRAM (c)DRAM (d)EPROM
3. Under which mode of 8255, it will have the following features [ A ]
(i)A 5-bit control port is available
(ii)3,I/O lines are available at port C
(a)mode 2(b)mode 0 (c)mode 1 (d) mode 3
4. 8255 Port's A bit 7 is to be toggled (if 1 to be made 0 and if 0 then 1). Which of the following
processor write instruction will do that?
a) Send accumulator byte to Port A after XOR operation with 1000 0000
b) Send accumulator byte to Port A after XOR operation with 0111 1111
c) Send accumulator byte to Port A after subtracting with 1000 0000
d) Use bit set-reset mode of 8255
5. 8086 is interfaced to two 8259s (Programmable interrupt controllers). If 8259s
are in master slave configuration the number of interrupts available to the 8086
microprocessor is [ D ]
a)8 b) 16 c) 15 d) 64
6. stepper motor moves one step angle when______
a) current is transferred from one coil to the neighboring coil
b) current is switched off in the neighbouring coil
c)current is switched on in the neighbouring coil
d) when the current is given all the coils
7. Seven segment LED display glows only vertical and middle segments only. The displayed
character will be______
a)H
b)B
c)A
d)E
8. Consider a 4 rows x 4 columns keypad. The keys are numbered from 0 to F starting from the
first row first column. There are two encoded scan lines from P1.0 and P1.1, which connect
four rows of keys. [First row scans by output 00.] There are four columns and the return
lines are also encoded and connect two port pins, P1.2 and P1.3. [First column connects by
input 00.] When key 'F' is pressed, the port P1.3-P1.2-P1.1 and P1.0 bits will be_____
a) 0011
b) 1100
c) 1111
d) 0000
9. What is the control word for 8255 PPI,in BSR mode to set bit PC3. [ C ]
a) 0EH
b) 0FH
c) 07H
d) 06H
10. 8255 has ----------- number of operating modes [ A ]
a) 2 b) 3 c) 5 d) 1
