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1.

TACLR bit in TACTL

A. clear the interrupt flag
B. clear the status flags
C. clear the count in TAR
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
2.

THE RTC module makes use of the Basic Timer1 because

A. its bytes are controlled in the Basic Timer1 register
B. it is started by timer1
C. it is ended by basic timer1
D. it needs a clock pulse of 1hz that is provided by basic timer1
Answer» E.
3.

_ _low_ power_mode_0() states the processor to

A. enable the interrupt
B. disable the interrupt
C. nothing
D. to go in an active mode
Answer» B. disable the interrupt
4.

TACCTLn is a

A. set of 2 bits used for selecting the mode of operation of the timer
B. a register of 8 bits used for giving the count to the timer
C. a register of 16 bits used to select the compare/ capture channel of the timer
D. a register of 16 bits used to cause the timer interrupt
Answer» D. a register of 16 bits used to cause the timer interrupt
5.

The second part of the ADC’s output is in the form of

A. the fast stream of single bits
B. the fast stream of multiple bits
C. the slow stream of single bits
D. the slow stream of multiple bits
Answer» E.
6.

The SD16 has a second-order modulator with a

A. sinc filter
B. sinc^2 filter
C. sinc^3 fiter
D. rect filter
Answer» D. rect filter
7.

According to conventions being followed, R12 to R15 are used for

A. parameter passing
B. preserved for call
C. both of the mentioned
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. preserved for call
8.

Which of the following commands takes more than 100 microseconds to run?

A. shift cursor left
B. shift cursor right
C. set address location of the DDRAM
D. clear screen
Answer» E.
9.

External RST/NMI pin is a non maskable interrupt?

A. true
B. false
C. can't be said
D. depends on the conditions
Answer» B. false
10.

Resolution is

A. change in measured value from the true value
B. the amount of change in the input value for the corresponding change of 1 unit in the output value
C. as the measure of the repeated accuracy
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» C. as the measure of the repeated accuracy
11.

RTC is used for

A. conversion
B. communication
C. real time and clock measurement
D. memory management
Answer» D. memory management
12.

Ounch-inch is a unit of a torque.

A. true
B. false
C. can’t say
D. depends on the situation
Answer» B. false
13.

Identify the row and the column for the following case when for the row D3-D0= 1110 and for the column D3-D0= 1101

A. first row and second column
B. first row and third column
C. second row and first column
D. second row and second column
Answer» B. first row and third column
14.

Why are opto isolators normally used between the micro controllers and the ULN2803?

A. to optimise the current
B. to reduce the back emf
C. to increase the current
D. to increase the voltage
Answer» C. to increase the current
15.

Setting the WDTTMSEL bit of the WDTCTL register makes the watchdog timer act as

A. interrupt
B. communication device
C. converter
D. interval timer
Answer» E.
16.

In an external hardware, their are how many pins available for the LM35 and the LM34 based sensors?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 10
D. 1
Answer» C. 10
17.

What does the CH bit of the DS1307 demonstrate?

A. clock high
B. clock halt
C. clear high
D. clear halt
Answer» C. clear high
18.

DS1307 control register has an address of

A. 00H
B. 03H
C. 07H
D. 10H
Answer» D. 10H
19.

Which of the following instructions do not affect the status bits?

A. bis
B. bic
C. both of the mentioned
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
20.

Their is double buffering in the immediate mode?

A. true
B. false
C. can't be said
D. depends on the conditions
Answer» C. can't be said
21.

Why are ULN2803 normally used between the micro controllers and the relays?

A. for switching purposes
B. for increasing the current capability required by a relay
C. for increasing the voltage capability required by a relay
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» C. for increasing the voltage capability required by a relay
22.

I2C is faster means of data transfer than SPI?

A. yes
B. no
C. depends on the conditions
D. can't be said
Answer» C. depends on the conditions
23.

Time stamp inputs can be measured by a Timer_A?

A. yes
B. no
C. can't be said
D. depends on the conditions
Answer» B. no
24.

SPI with the USI can be selected by

A. setting the USII2C bit in the register USICTL1
B. clearing the USII2C bit in the register USICTL1
C. setting the USIPE5–7 bits in USICTL0
D. clearing the USIPE5–7 bits in USICTL0
Answer» C. setting the USIPE5–7 bits in USICTL0
25.

CAREFx bits are used for

A. inputting a positive reference voltage
B. inputting a negative reference voltage
C. selecting the internal reference voltage
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
26.

WDTIFG flag gets cleared if

A. if is interrupt had occurred
B. if the interrupt is serviced
C. if there can be no interrupt
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» C. if there can be no interrupt
27.

Which of the following is an effect of a Schmidt trigger?

A. it turns slowly varying inputs, which might cause problems while they pass slowly through the undefined range of input voltages, into abrupt, clean logical transitions
B. It eliminates the effect of noise on the input, provided that it is not large enough to span the gap between the upward and downward thresholds
C. none of the mentioned
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
28.

What are the actual steps that are followed in identifying any key that is being pressed?

A. wait for the debounce time
B. identify the key that is pressed
C. initially no key should be pressed
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
29.

The input to the ADC10 is selected from_______bits of the ADC10CTL1 register?

A. INCHx
B. ADC10SC
C. ADC10ON
D. ENC
Answer» B. ADC10SC
30.

A pull-up or pull-down resistor

A. removes the full output drive on the output pin
B. gives only a feeble current through the pull-up to resistor
C. both of the mentioned
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
31.

After interrupt has occurred, the stack is filled with

A. return address
B. status register
C. both of the mentioned
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
32.

CAON bit is used to

A. start a timer
B. start a A/D conversion
C. switch on the comparator module
D. switch on the bit transmission
Answer» D. switch on the bit transmission
33.

Is the approach of making subroutines effective or not?

A. yes
B. no
C. can't be said
D. depends on the conditions
Answer» B. no
34.

SCLK, SDO, and SDI are found___________on F20x3.

A. P1.0-2
B. P1.2-4
C. P1.4-6
D. P1.5-7
Answer» E.
35.

MCLK must first be started

A. for synchronization
B. for input
C. for CPU to handle the interrupts
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
36.

For receiving the acknowledgement

A. SDA from transmitter should be high
B. SDA from transmitter should be low
C. SDA from receiver should be high
D. SDA from receiver should be low
Answer» E.
37.

Their are _____ number of addressing modes found for the source and _____ number of modes for the destination part?

A. 4,4
B. 2,4
C. 4,2
D. 2,2
Answer» D. 2,2
38.

To improve the efficiency of a MSP430 based micro controller, for one register

A. their is only one value for all addressing modes
B. their are two values for each addressing mode
C. their are 2 values for four addressing modes
D. their are 4 values for four addressing modes
Answer» E.
39.

What is the function of this instruction “WDTCTL = WDTPW | WDTCONFIG”, where **#define WDTCONFIG (WDTCNTCL|WDTSSEL)**

A. it sets the watchdog timer
B. it configures and clears the watchdog timer
C. it stops the watchdog timer
D. it configures and sets the watchdog timer
Answer» C. it stops the watchdog timer
40.

Which of the following bits is a bit of the status register that allows the micro controller to operate in its low power mode?

A. Z
B. Reserved
C. CPU off
D. N
Answer» D. N
41.

Timer_B includes

A. sampling inputs
B. driving outputs
C. both of the mentioned
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. both of the mentioned
42.

Timer_A can be used to

A. generate interrupts
B. handle external inputs
C. drive outputs
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
43.

Basic Timer1 can provide

A. clock for the LCD
B. an internal timer
C. both of the mentioned
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
44.

The SNR_______ with the increase of the number of bits.

A. remains constant
B. goes up
C. goes down
D. goes asymmetrically
Answer» C. goes down
45.

Is SPI a full duplex technique?

A. yes
B. no
C. can't be said
D. depends on the conditions
Answer» B. no
46.

P1IE and P1IES are registers that are used to

A. control the Port1 digital i/o ports
B. control the Port1 interrupts
C. control the Port1 serial communication interfaces
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» C. control the Port1 serial communication interfaces
47.

If the pins of the keyboard are used as an interrupt, then these pins will cause interrupt of what type?

A. External hardware interrupt
B. Timer interrupt
C. TI/RI interrupt
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Timer interrupt
48.

The watchdog counts up and resets the MSP430 when it reaches the limit?

A. true
B. false
C. can't be said
D. depends on the conditions
Answer» B. false
49.

mov.w R3, R4 takes

A. one cycle
B. two cycles
C. four cycles
D. eight cycles
Answer» B. two cycles
50.

ret instruction is used for

A. determining the end of the program
B. for returning back from the subroutine to the main program
C. for transferring data from one place to another
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. for transferring data from one place to another