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_DISADVANTAGE_OF_THE_LOOSELY_COUPLED_SYSTEM_IS?$

A. complex due to additional hardware
B. less portable
C. more expensive
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
2.

To_indicate_the_completion_of_task_allocated_in_a_closely_(tightly)_coupled_system,_the_microprocessor_uses$

A. status bit in memory
B. interrupts the host
C. status bit in memory or interrupts the host
D. clock pulse
Answer» D. clock pulse
3.

In a tightly coupled system, when a processor is using the bus then the local bus of other processors is i?

A. hold state
B. high impedance state
C. halt state
D. low impedance state
Answer» C. halt state
4.

The loosely coupled system has an advantage of

A. more number of CPUs can be added
B. system structure is modular
C. more fault-tolerant and suitable for parallel applications
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
5.

The bus arbitration is handled by an external circuit in

A. loosely coupled system
B. tightly coupled system
C. tightly and loosely coupled system
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. tightly coupled system
6.

Communication between processors using a common system bus and common memory takes place in

A. loosely coupled system
B. tightly coupled system
C. tightly and loosely coupled system
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. tightly and loosely coupled system
7.

In tightly coupled systems, the microprocessors share

A. common clock
B. bus control logic
C. common clock and bus control logic
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
8.

The processor that asks for bus access or may itself fetch the instructions and execute them is

A. microprocessor
B. coprocessor
C. independent processor
D. coprocessor and independent processor
Answer» D. coprocessor and independent processor
9.

The processor that executes the instructions fetched for it by the host processor is

A. microprocessor
B. coprocessor
C. independent processor
D. coprocessor and independent processor
Answer» C. independent processor
10.

The processors used in the multi-microprocessor are

A. coprocessors
B. independent processors
C. coprocessors or independent processors
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned