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This set of 8085 Microprocessor Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on 8085 Microprocessor Set 3

Q1 | The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured
  • prom
  • ram
  • eprom
Q2 | Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
  • magnetic core
  • semiconductor
  • magnetic tape
  • both a and b
Q3 | Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
  • pc
  • memory address registers
  • general purpose register
  • flags
Q4 | One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computers is
  • words are usually larger in microprocessors
  • words are shorter in microprocessors
  • microprocessor does not contain i/o devices
  • exactly the same as the machine cycle time
Q5 | The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called
  • 8008
  • 8080
  • 4004
  • 8800
Q6 | An integrated circuit is
  • a complicated circuit
  • an integrating device
  • much costlier than a single transistor
  • fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
Q7 | Most important advantage of an IC is its
  • easy replacement in case of circuit failure
  • extremely high reliability
  • reduced cost
  • low powers consumption
Q8 | Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?
  • floppy / hard disks
  • cd-roms
  • tape devices
  • all of the above
Q9 | Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?
  • ram
  • rom
  • eram
  • rw / ram
Q10 | Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be…….
  • formatted
  • reformatted
  • addressed
  • none of the above
Q11 | Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?
  • motorola
  • ibm
  • intel
  • amd
Q12 | A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have… of RAM.
  • 4 kb
  • 16 k
  • 64 k
  • 256 k
Q13 | The word length of a computer is measured in
  • bytes
  • millimeters
  • meters
  • bits
Q14 | What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
  • grater than
  • less than
  • equal to
  • all of the above
Q15 | Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
  • disk unit
  • control unit
  • alu
  • modem
Q16 | Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
  • data
  • bytes
  • graphics
  • pictures
Q17 | What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
  • to produce result
  • to compare numbers
  • to control flow of information
  • to do math’s works
Q18 | The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
  • arithmetic operation
  • logic operation
  • fetch operations
  • either of the above
Q19 | Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?
  • rom
  • ram
  • eprom
  • none of above
Q20 | Which of the following memories has the shortest access times?
  • cache memory
  • magnetic bubble memory
  • magnetic core memory
  • ram
Q21 | An error in computer data is called
  • chip
  • bug
  • cpu
  • storage device
Q22 | The silicon chips used for data processing are called
  • ram chips
  • rom chips
  • micro processors
  • prom chips
Q23 | The instructions for starting the computer are house on
  • random access memory
  • cd-rom
  • read only memory chip
  • all of above
Q24 | The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called
  • semiconductor memory
  • registers
  • hard disks
  • magnetic disk
Q25 | The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as
  • ibm 7090
  • apple – 1
  • ibm system / 360
  • vax-10