Microprocessor Quiz 1
1. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. In RISC processors, each instruction requires only two clock cycles to complete,
resulting in consistent execution time
B. In RISC processors, each instruction requires only one clock cycle to complete,
resulting in consistent execution time
C. In RISC processors, each instruction requires at least three clock cycles to complete,
resulting in consistent execution time
2. How many general-purpose registers are there in 8085 microprocessors?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 6
D. 2
3. Which functional unit in the 8085 microprocessor is a 16-bit register that holds the
memory address of the next instruction to be executed?
A. Accumulator
B. Program counter
C. Stack pointer
D. Temporary register
4. When an instruction is fetched from memory in 8085 microprocessors then it is
stored in the ____ register.
A. Accumulator B. Program counter
B. Instruction registers D. Flag register
5. The stack pointer register in microprocessor
a. counts the number of programs being executing on the microprocessor
b. counts the number of instructions being executing on the microprocessor
c. keep the address of the next instruction to be fetched
d. holds the address of the top of the stack
6. The ALU of 8085 microprocessor includes
a. Accumulator, short-term register, arithmetic & logic circuits
b. Arithmetic, Accumulator, logic circuits & 5 flags
c. Accumulator, short-term register, logic circuits, arithmetic, & 5 five flags
d. Accumulator, arithmetic & logic circuits
7. Processor status word of 8085 microprocessor has five flags?
A. S, Z, AC, P, CY B. S OV, AC, P, CY
C. S, Z, OV, P, CY C. S, Z, AC, P, OV
8. The multiplexing of address bus and data buses are used in microprocessor?
A. to reduce speed of operation b. to increase the no. Of pins
C. to decrease the no. Of pins d. to improve the operation
9. The 8085A is a(n) ?
a.16 bit parallel CPU b. 8 bit serial CPU
c. 8 bit parallel CPU d. none of these
10. Which of following stack is used in 8085
A. LIFO B. FIFO C. LILO D. FILO
11. Consider the below registers like
1). Accumulator & flag register
2). Registers B & C
3). Registers D &E
4). Registers H & L
And which of the above registers can be coupled jointly for making a 16-bit register?
A.134 B. 123 C. 234 D. 124
12. Which of the following is 16 bits in 8085
a. Register A b. Accumulator c. Register C d. Stack Pointer
13. Which of the following technology was used by Intel to design its first 8-bit
microprocessor?
a) NMOS b) HMOS c) PMOS d) TTL
.14. Which of the following is a type of microprocessor?
a) CISC
b) RISC
c) EPIC
d) All of the mentioned
15. ______ and ______ are treated as a 16-bit unit for stack operation.
a) PSW and ACC b) CS and P c) Z and S d) PC and SP
Answers Key: 1 b 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 d 6 7 a 8c 9 c 10 a 11 c 12 d 13 c 14 d 15 a
