Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microprocessors.

This section includes 9 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_INTR_INTERRUPT_MAY_BE_MASKED_USING_THE_FLAG?$

A. direction flag
B. overflow flag
C. interrupt flag
D. sign flag
Answer» D. sign flag
2.

The Programmable interrupt controller is required t?

A. handle one interrupt request
B. handle one or more interrupt requests at a time
C. handle one or more interrupt requests with a delay
D. handle no interrupt request
Answer» C. handle one or more interrupt requests with a delay
3.

The INTR interrupt may be

A. maskable
B. nonmaskable
C. maskable and nonmaskable
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. nonmaskable
4.

If any interrupt request given to an input pin cannot be disabled by any means then the input pin is called

A. maskable interrupt
B. nonmaskable interrupt
C. maskable interrupt and nonmaskable interrupt
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. maskable interrupt and nonmaskable interrupt
5.

NMI stands for

A. nonmaskable interrupt
B. nonmultiple interrupt
C. nonmovable interrupt
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. nonmultiple interrupt
6.

Whenever a number of devices interrupt a CPU at a time, and if the processor is able to handle them properly, it is said to have

A. interrupt handling ability
B. interrupt processing ability
C. multiple interrupt processing ability
D. multiple interrupt executing ability
Answer» D. multiple interrupt executing ability
7.

While executing the main program, if two or more interrupts occur, then the sequence of appearance of interrupts is called

A. multi-interrupt
B. nested interrupt
C. interrupt within interrupt
D. nested interrupt and interrupt within interrupt
Answer» E.
8.

An interrupt breaks the execution of instructions and diverts its execution to

A. Interrupt service routine
B. Counter word register
C. Execution unit
D. control unit
Answer» B. Counter word register
9.

While CPU is executing a program, an interrupt exists then it

A. follows the next instruction in the program
B. jumps to instruction in other registers
C. breaks the normal sequence of execution of instructions
D. stops executing the program
Answer» D. stops executing the program