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Introduction to Microprocessors

Notes 1.7 Self-Assessment Questions

1. Most of the instructions that use register addressing deal with 8-bit values.
(a) 4-bit (b) 16-bit
(c) 8-bit (d) None of these

2. An ...................... can translate the words into their bit patterns very easily.
(a) assembler (b) transistors
(c) processor (d) microprocessor

3. The first microprocessor was (early 1970’s) used in calculators.
(a) Intel 4040 (b) Intel 4400
(c) Intel 8080 (d) Intel 4004
4. A microprocessor is a computer processor on a ...........................

(a) minichip (b) microchip
(c) minicomputer (d) None of these
5. When your computer is turned on, the ........................... gets the first instruction from the
basic input/output system.
(a) microprocessor (b) microcomputer

(c) microchip (d) None of these
6. Our program tells the CPU to perform what is called an ...........................
(a) segment register (b) processor
(c) interrupt (d) None of these

1.8 Review Questions

1. Define microprocessor in brief and also discuss its important areas.
2. Explain about microcomputers and its functions.
3. Explain in brief the fields in which microprocessors have brought changes.

4. Discuss in brief about Intel 8008 Microprocessor.
5. Explain microprocessor instruction set in brief.
6. What are the methods of addressing of Instructions?

7. Describe the instructions that affect the Stack and/or Stack Pointer.
8. What is assembly language? Discuss with the help of example.
9. Define decoding and its need.

10. What are the different types of chip? Discuss each of them.
Answers for Self-Assessment Questions

1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c)

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