Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microprocessors.

This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microprocessors knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The ROR instruction rotates the contents of the destination operand to

A. left
B. right
C. left and then right
D. right and then left
Answer» C. left and then right
2.

The instruction that is used to convert the result of the addition of two packed BCD numbers to a valid BCD number is

A. DAA
B. DAS
C. AAA
D. AAS
Answer» B. DAS
3.

The expansion of DAA is

A. decimal adjust after addition
B. decimal adjust before addition
C. decimal adjust accumulator
D. decimal adjust auxiliary
Answer» D. decimal adjust auxiliary
4.

The instruction in which adjustment is made before performing the operation is

A. AAA
B. AAS
C. AAM
D. AAD
Answer» E.
5.

Which of the following is a mnemonic?

A. ADD
B. ADC
C. AAA
D. ADD & ADC
Answer» D. ADD & ADC
6.

The instruction that converts the result in an unpacked decimal digits is

A. AAA
B. AAS
C. AAM
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
7.

During comparison operation, the result of comparing or subtraction is stored in

A. memory
B. registers
C. stack
D. no where
Answer» E.
8.

The instruction, CMP to compare source and destination operands it performs

A. addition
B. subtraction
C. division
D. multiplication
Answer» C. division
9.

In general, the destination operand of an instruction can be

A. memory location
B. register
C. immediate data
D. memory location and register
Answer» E.
10.

In general, the source operand of an instruction can be

A. memory location
B. register
C. immediate data
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
11.

The flag that acts as Borrow flag in the instruction, SBB is

A. direction flag
B. carry flag
C. parity flag
D. trap flag
Answer» C. parity flag
12.

The instruction that enables subtraction with borrow is

A. DEC
B. SUB
C. SBB
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
13.

The instruction that subtracts 1 from the contents of the specified register/memory location is

A. INC
B. SUBB
C. SUB
D. DEC
Answer» E.
14.

The instruction, INC increases the contents of the specified register or memory location by

A. 2
B. 0
C. 1
D. 3
Answer» D. 3