Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microprocessors.

This section includes 10 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_CURRENT_CHANNEL_STATUS_OF_PROGRAM_STATUS_WORD_CONTAINS?$

A. source and destination address widths
B. bus load limit
C. interrupt control and servicing
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
2.

THE_PIN_THAT_IS_USED_TO_INFORM_THE_CPU_THAT_THE_PREVIOUS_OPERATION_IS_COMPLETED_IS?$

A. RQ (active low)
B. GT (active low)
C. DRQ
D. SINTR
Answer» E.
3.

The pin that is used for data transfer control and operation termination signals i?

A. SINTR
B. EXT
C. DRQ and EXT
D. RQ (active low) or GT (active low)
Answer» D. RQ (active low) or GT (active low)
4.

The registers that are used as source and destination pointers during DMA operations are

A. GB, GC
B. GC, BC
C. GC, GA
D. GA, GB
Answer» E.
5.

Which of the following is not a general purpose register of 8089?

A. GA
B. BC
C. CX
D. MC
Answer» D. MC
6.

In the 8089 architecture, the address of memory table for channel-2 is calculated by

A. adding 16 to the contents of CCP
B. adding 8 to the contents of CCP
C. adding memory table address of channel-1
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. adding memory table address of channel-1
7.

The IO device that can be interfaced with 8089 is

A. 16-bit IO
B. 8-bit IO
C. 64-bit IO
D. 16-bit and 8-bit IO
Answer» E.
8.

The number of address lines used by the I/O processor in 8089 is

A. 20
B. 12
C. 16
D. 8
Answer» D. 8
9.

The 8089 communicates with the host CPU using bus arbiter and controller in

A. tightly coupled configuration
B. loosely coupled configuration
C. tightly and loosely coupled configurations
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. tightly and loosely coupled configurations
10.

The 8089 shares the system bus and memory with the host CPU in

A. tightly coupled configuration
B. loosely coupled configuration
C. tightly and loosely coupled configurations
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. loosely coupled configuration