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This section includes 11 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_SIZES_OF_INSTRUCTION_AND_DATA_POINTER_REGISTERS_OF_80387_RESPECTIVELY_ARE?$ |
A. | 32-bit, 32-bit |
B. | 48-bit, 32-bit |
C. | 32-bit, 48-bit |
D. | 48-bit, 48-bit |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
To inform 80387 that the CPU wants to communicate with NPS1, the NPS1 line is directly connected to$ |
A. | A31 |
B. | A30 |
C. | M/IO |
D. | D31 |
Answer» D. D31 | |
3. |
The unit that is responsible for carrying out all the floating point calculations, allotted to the coprocessor by 80386, i? |
A. | Central processing unit |
B. | ALU |
C. | FPU |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
4. |
The unit that handles the data and directs it to either FIFO or instruction decoder depending on the bus control logic directive i? |
A. | paging unit |
B. | central processing unit |
C. | segmentation unit |
D. | data interface and control unit |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
If the CKM pin of 80387 is high, then 80387 is operated in |
A. | real address mode |
B. | protected mode |
C. | synchronous mode |
D. | asynchronous mode |
Answer» D. asynchronous mode | |
6. |
The instruction that is unable to set or read the VM (Virtual Mode) bit is |
A. | PUSHF |
B. | IRET |
C. | POPF |
D. | PUSHF and POPF |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
The instructions to prepare the processor for protected mode can only be executed at the privilege level |
A. | level 0 |
B. | level 1 |
C. | level 2 |
D. | level 3 |
Answer» B. level 1 | |
8. |
The privilege level at which the real mode programs are executed is |
A. | level 0 |
B. | level 1 |
C. | level 2 |
D. | level 3 |
Answer» B. level 1 | |
9. |
The number of pages that the paging unit allows, in the virtual mode of 80386 is |
A. | 64 |
B. | 128 |
C. | 256 |
D. | 512 |
Answer» D. 512 | |
10. |
The unit that is needed for virtual mode 80386, only to run the 8086 programs, which require more than 1 Mbyte of memory for memory management functions, is |
A. | execution unit |
B. | central processing unit |
C. | paging unit |
D. | segmentation unit |
Answer» D. segmentation unit | |
11. |
If the 80386 enters the protected mode from the real address mode, then it returns back to the real mode, by performing the operation of |
A. | read |
B. | write |
C. | terminate |
D. | reset |
Answer» E. | |