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When was the first microprocessor introduces?

A) 1971
B) 1930
C) 1890
D) 1871

Answer: A

A computer system also includes the _____________ for communicating with humans, as well as
programs that process data.

A) RAM
B) ROM
C) Peripheral devices
D) Data Bus

Answer: C

How are the performance and the computer capability affected by increasing its internal bus width?

A) It increases
B) It decreases
C) Remains the same
D) Internal bus width does not affect the performance in any way

Answer: A

Which is false about microcontroller?

A) Microcontrollers are used to execute a single task within an application.


B) It consists of CPU, RAM, ROM, I/O ports.
C) Its power consumption is high because it has to control the entire system.
D) It is built with CMOS technology

Answer: C

Which of the following holds the memory address of the next instruction to be executed?

A) Instruction Register
B) Program Counter
C) Arithmetic Logic Unit
D) Instruction Decode and Control Unit

Answer: B

Address Bus is :

A) Uni-directional
B) Bi-directional
C) Multi-directional
D) None of above

Answer: A

8051 microcontrollers have how many 16-bit registers?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Answer: B

How does the microcontroller communicate with the external peripherals?

A) via I/O ports


B) via register arrays
C) via memory
D) all of the above

Answer: A

Why are microcontrollers not called general purpose computers?

A) Because they have built in RAM and ROM


B) Because they design to perform dedicated task
C) Because they are cheap
D) Because they consume low power

Answer: B

A microcontroller at-least should consist of

A) RAM, ROM, I/O ports and timers


B) CPU, RAM, I/O ports and timers
C) CPU, RAM, ROM, I/O ports and timers
D) CPU, ROM, I/O ports and timer

Answer: C

What is the bit size of the 8051 microcontrollers?

A) 4-bit
B) 8-bit
C) 16-bit
D) 32-bit

Answer: B

If we say microcontroller is 8-bit then here 8-bit denotes size of

A) Data Bus
B) ALU
C) Control Bus
D) Address Bus

Answer: B

AT89C2051 has RAM of

A) 128 bytes
B) 256 bytes
C) 64 bytes
D) 512 bytes

Answer: A

How many I/P ports are there in 8051 microcontroller?

A) 2 ports
B) 4 ports
C) 3 ports
D) 5 ports

Answer: B

What is the file extension is used to load in a microcontroller to execute an instruction?

A) .doc
B) .c
C) .txt
D) .hex

Answer: D

What is the most appropriate criterion for choosing the right microcontroller of our choice?

A) Speed
B) Availability
C) Ease with the product
D) All of the mentioned

Answer: D

What is the role of SCON?

A) Receiving data
B) Transferring data
C) Controlling
D) None of above

Answer: C

8051 microcontrollers have how many interrupts?


A) 2
B) 5
C) 6
D) 4

Answer: B

In 8051, pins XTAL1 and XTAL2 are used for:

A) Reset
B) Enabling interrupt
C) External oscillator
D) None of above

Answer: C

Which register is used to set mode of timers?

A) SCON
B) SBUF
C) TMOD
D) SFR

Answer: C

What is the frequency of the clock that is being used as the clock source for the timer?

A) Some externally applied frequency


B) Controller’s crystal frequency f
C) Controller’s crystal frequency /12
D) Externally applied frequency/12

Answer: C

Which mode of the timer is “Auto-reload mode”?

A) Mode 0
B) Mode 1
C) Mode 2
D) Mode 3

Answer: C

Which of the following is the correct sequence?

A) Load the count, start the timer, keep monitoring it, stop the timer
B) Load the TMOD register, load the count, start the timer, keep monitoring it, stop the timer
C) Load the TMOD register, start the timer, load the count, keep monitoring it, stop the timer
D) None of the mentioned

Answer: B
What is the counting rate of a machine cycle in correlation to the oscillator frequency for timers?

A) 1 / 10
B) 1 / 12
C) 1 / 15
D) 1 / 20

Answer: B

The bits that control the external interrupts are:

A) ET0 and ET1


B) ET1 and ET2
C) EX0 and EX1
D) EX1 and EX2

Answer: C

EA bit is used to:

A) Enable or disable external interrupts


B) Enable or disable internal interrupts
C) Enable or disable all the interrupts
D) None of the mentioned

Answer: C

Which register is used to make the interrupt level or an edge triggered pulse?

A) TCON
B) IE
C) TI
D) SCON

Answer: A

How does the processor respond to an occurrence of the interrupt?

A) By Interrupt Status Subroutine


B) By Interrupt Structure Subroutine
C) By Interrupt System Subroutine
D) By Interrupt Service Subroutine

Answer: D

Which of the following is the logic level understood by the micro-controller?

A) TTL logic level


B) RS232 logic level
C) TTL & RS232 logic level
D) None
Answer: A

What is the time taken by one machine cycle if crystal frequency is 20MHz?

A) 1.085 μs
B) 0.60 μs
C) 0.75 μs
D) 1 μs

Answer: B

The number of bits transmitted or received per second is defined as

A) Transmission rate
B) Reception rate
C) Transceiver rate
D) Baud rate

Answer: D

The serial communication is:

A) Cheaper communication
B) Requires less number of conductors
C) Slow process of communication
D) All of the mentioned

Answer: D

The common register shared by the receiver and transmission of serial communication unit is:

A) SCON Register
B) SBUF Register
C) Both A and B
D) None

Answer: C

If SM0=1, SM1=0, then the transceiver selected is:

A) 8-bit UART with timer 1 determined baud rate


B) 9-bit UART with timer 1 determined baud rate
C) 1/12 of Osc frequency shift register mode fixed baud rate
D) 9-bit UART with 1/32 of Osc fixed baud rate

Answer: D

If the microcontroller is expected to communicate in a multiprocessor system, then the required


condition is

A) SM0 is high
B) SM1 is high
C) SM2 is high
D) REN is high

Answer: C

A GPIO pin in 8051 can receive how much current?

A) 10mA
B) 20mA
C) 30mA
D) 40mA

Answer: A

Seven Segment Display uses seven individual:

A) Light restoring diodes


B) Capacitors
C) Inductors
D) Light emitting diodes

Answer: D

“0x5b” will display ___ on 7-segment display.

A) 6
B) 3
C) 2
D) 9

Answer: C

Which out of the four ports of 8051 needs a pull-up resistor for using it is as an input or an output port?

A) PORT 0
B) PORT 1
C) PORT 2
D) PORT 3

Answer: A

Which of the following registers are not bit addressable?

A) SCON
B) TCON
C) TMOD
D) IE

Answer: C

Which of the following value, when loaded in timer will help to generate a baud rate of 2400?
A) FD
B) FA
C) F4
D) E8

Answer: C

Which of the following indicates reception/transmission is complete and gets high after
receiving/transmitting the complete byte in the buffer?

A) TXD, RXD
B) TI,RI
C) TEN, REN
D) None

Answer: B

Which bit of the IE register is used to enable TxD/RxD interrupt?

A) IE.D5
B) IE.D2
C) IE.D3
D) IE.D4

Answer: D

_____ indicates timer overflow.

A) TF
B) TI
C) IE
D) EA

Answer: A

Loading “0x00” to TMOD register will:

A) Active mode 1
B) Reset timer
C) Enable Gate
D) Active mode 0

Answer: D

What is the time taken by one machine cycle if crystal frequency is 24MHz?

A) 1.085 μs
B) 0.60 μs
C) 0.5 μs
D) 1.2 μs
Answer: C

What is the time taken by one machine cycle if crystal frequency is 16MHz?

A) 1.085 μs
B) 0.60 μs
C) 0.75 μs
D) 1 μs

Answer: C

“0x6d” will display ___ on 7-segment display.

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

Answer: A

“0x6f” will display ___ on 7-segment display.

A) 6
B) 3
C) 2
D) 9

Answer: D

The internal RAM memory of the 8051 is:

A) 32 bytes
B) 64 bytes
C) 128 bytes
D) 256 bytes

Answer: C

The 8051 can handle _______ interrupt sources.

A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7

Answer: C

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