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551.

Which language has a preprocessor?

A. Fortran 77
B. Pascal
C. C
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
552.

Which one of the following is valid integer variable in FORTRAN 77?

A. BRG
B. IBRG
C. VS
D. PEC
Answer» C. VS
553.

Which of the following is also called handshaking programmed data transfer?

A. Synchronous transfer
B. Asynchronous transfer
C. Interrupt driver transfer
D. Both (a) and (c)
Answer» C. Interrupt driver transfer
554.

Assertion (A): A higher level language is less efficient that machine language but more efficient than assembly language.Reason (R): It is easier to learn and use higher level language than machine language.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» E.
555.

IC 74181 performs arithmetic operations when M = 1.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
556.

Assertion (A): Each memory chip has its own address latch.Reason (R): ALE signal comes out of microprocessor 8085 and goes to memory chip.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» E.
557.

Which of the following instructions have only one operand?

A. Multiply
B. Add
C. Shift
D. Subtract
Answer» D. Subtract
558.

Which of the following is also called Non volatile RAM?

A. Shadow RAM
B. UVEPROM
C. EEPROM
D. Both (b) and (c)
Answer» B. UVEPROM
559.

A PC can be upgraded to a multimedia PC by adding CD ROM drive, sound card etc.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
560.

Assertion (A): In 8085, P flag is for parity checking.Reason (R): If the result of ALU has even parity, P flag is set and if the result has odd parity, P flag is reset.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
561.

The addressing mode depicted in the given figure is

A. direct
B. register
C. register indirect
D. implicit
Answer» B. register
562.

In 8085, F register has 8 bits.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
563.

Consider the following statements The sign of a floating point number depends on the sign of mantissa only.If the absolute value of a number is less than 1, the sign of exponent is zero or positive.With sign bit of mantissa as 0, increasing the exponent from a positive to a more positive value gives a larger floating point number. Which of the above are correct?

A. All
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only
Answer» D. 2 and 3 only
564.

In static RAM 6264 the number of address inputs are

A. 10
B. 12
C. 13
D. 15
Answer» D. 15
565.

Which DOS command improves memory usage?

A. MEM MAKER
B. MOVE
C. MEM IM
D. None on the above
Answer» B. MOVE
566.

The instruction LDA 20 in 8085 means

A. contents of memory location 20 are fetched into the accumulator
B. the value 20 is fetched into accumulator
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» B. the value 20 is fetched into accumulator
567.

In which of the following 8085 instructions no condition flags are affected?

A. INX rp
B. INR r
C. SBI data
D. INR M
Answer» B. INR r
568.

8085 data bus has 8 lines and is bidirectional.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
569.

An I/O processor controls the flow of information between

A. cache memory and I/O devices
B. main memory and I/O devices
C. two I/O devices
D. cache and main memory
Answer» C. two I/O devices
570.

Consider the following ON GO TO statement in Basic 35 ON A GO TO 15, 25, 35 If the value of A is 2.6, the control will transfer to

A. line 15
B. line 25
C. line 35
D. any of the lines 15 or 25, 35
Answer» C. line 35
571.

In setting up 'for' loops in Pascal, the initial and final values of index may be

A. integer constants
B. Integer constants or integer variable names
C. integer constants or integer variable names or integer expressions
D. integer constants or real constants
Answer» D. integer constants or real constants
572.

8255 A has three 8 bit ports A, B, C for peripheral data transfer. For programming 8255 A, these ports are grouped as

A. Port A with Port B
B. Port A with 4 most significant ports of C, port B with 4 least significant ports of C
C. Port A with Port C
D. none of the above
Answer» C. Port A with Port C
573.

The 8085 instruction LDA FFA is an example of

A. Direct addressing
B. Register addressing
C. Immediate addressing
D. Register indirect addressing
Answer» B. Register addressing
574.

Assertion (A): In Fortran 77 the statement IMPLICIT INTEGER (A - E) identifies all variable name which begin with A, B, C, D, or E as being of integer type.Reason (R): IMPICIT statement in Fortran 77 is an improvement over earlier versions of Fortran.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» C. A is correct R is wrong
575.

A computer program is used to read N and compute N !. IF N = 6, the result will be

A. 6
B. 12
C. 720
D. 1040
Answer» D. 1040
576.

For the Infix expression A + B - C + D the Postfix notation is

A. AB + C - D +
B. + AB - C + D
C. AB - C + D
D. None of the above
Answer» B. + AB - C + D
577.

When we use RRC instruction once in 8085, the number is

A. multiplied by 2
B. divided by 2
C. multiplied by 4
D. divided by 4
Answer» C. multiplied by 4
578.

The standard FORTRAN exponential form of decimal number 0.0000437 is

A. 4.37 E - 5
B. 4.37 E - 4
C. 43.7 E - 5
D. 43.7 E - 4
Answer» B. 4.37 E - 4
579.

The number of categories in which registers are classified in μP are

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» C. 4
580.

6 bytes means

A. 6 bits
B. 24 bits
C. 48 bits
D. 96 bits
Answer» D. 96 bits
581.

Consider the expression b = acd (xz). The correct C statement for above expression is

A. a c d (x * z)
B. a* c* d* (x z)
C. a * c * d (x * z)
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
582.

LET JCOKE = 11 and LPEPSI = 19. Consider the statement IF (JCOKE - LPEPSI) 5, 5, 75 JCOKE = JCOKE + 2 7 JCOKE = JCOKE + 5 The value of JCOKE after the execution of above statement will be

A. 13
B. 16
C. 9
D. 14
Answer» B. 16
583.

In Intel 8085, the integer range per word length is

A. -128 to 127
B. -127 and 128
C. -64 and 63
D. -63 and 64
Answer» B. -127 and 128
584.

The number of key words in C is

A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 32
Answer» E.
585.

Assertion (A): In 8085 SP and PC are 8 bit each.Reason (R): 8085 is an 8 bit microprocessor.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» E.
586.

If F = 95.0 what will be the result of following FORTRAN 77 program? REAL F , CREAD * , FC = (5. / 9.) * (F - 32.)

A. 35
B. 35
C. 25
D. 25
Answer» B. 35
587.

For most static RAM the write pulse width should be at least

A. 10 ns
B. 60 ns
C. 300 ns
D. 1 μs
Answer» C. 300 ns
588.

Assertion (A): The 'do while' statement is used less frequently than the 'while' statement.Reason (R): For most applications it is more natural to test for continuation of loop at the beginning than at the end of loop.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
589.

DS directive in 8085

A. forces the assembler to reserve one byte of memory
B. forces the assembler to reserve a specified number of bytes in the memory
C. forces the assembler to reserve a specified number of consecutive bytes in the memory
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
590.

In which of the following logical group instructions of 8085 is the addressing mode 'immediate'?

A. ANA r
B. ANA M
C. ANI data
D. XRA r
Answer» D. XRA r
591.

Intel 2004 is a

A. ROM
B. Volatile RAM
C. NV RAM
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
592.

Read the following statements about sets If A and B are sets then A + B denotes union of sets A and B.The union of A and B is that set whose elements are in either A or B or both.If A and B are sets, then difference of sets A and B is denoted by A - B.A - B in the set obtained by removing elements of A from B. Which of the above are true?

A. All
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1 and 4 only
Answer» B. 1, 2 and 3 only
593.

Which is not a valid dimension statement?

A. DIMENSION KAT(10, 20)
B. DIMENSION BAT (30, 20)
C. DIMENSION KAT(K, 10)
D. DIMENSION BAT (10, 5)
Answer» D. DIMENSION BAT (10, 5)
594.

If X = - 285.56 and the Pascal write statement used is WRITE (X : 8). Then the print out will appear as

A. -285.56
B. -2.85 E + 02
C. -2.85560 E + 02
D. -2.8 E + 02
Answer» E.
595.

A computer memory is an ordered sequence of storage cells.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
596.

Consider the real expression in Pascal language ((X * Z) + Y/(M * P + K) + X)/Y + Y) What would be evaluated first

A. XZ and MP + K
B. XZ + Y and MP + K
C. (MP + K + X) / Y
D. Y / (MP + K)
Answer» B. XZ + Y and MP + K
597.

In a computer the data transfer between hard disk and CPU is nearly the same as that between diskette and CPU.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
598.

Assertion (A): Microprocessor 8085 has facility of interrupt control.Reason (R): TRAP, RST 7.5, RST 6.5, RST 5.5 and 1NTR are interrupt signals in 8085.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» D. A is wrong R is correct
599.

Power Point is a presentation software.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
600.

Which of the following statements in FORTRAN 77 is non executable?

A. GO TO
B. RETURN
C. STOP
D. PARAMETER
Answer» E.