AP ECET ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (ECE) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
AP ECET ECE - Microcontrollers and Microprocessors MCQs
AP ECET ECE - Microcontrollers and Microprocessors MCQs (106-120)
106. The 8051 microcontroller is based on which type of architecture?
A) Harvard Architecture
B) Von Neumann Architecture
C) Modified Harvard Architecture
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Modified Harvard Architecture
107. Which of the following is the primary function of the accumulator in the 8051 microcontroller?
A) Store data
B) Perform arithmetic and logic operations
C) Control input/output devices
D) Control the clock frequency
Answer: B) Perform arithmetic and logic operations
108. Which instruction is used to perform a jump operation in 8051 assembly language?
A) JMP
B) JZ
C) CALL
D) JUMP
Answer: A) JMP
109. What is the size of the general-purpose registers in the 8051 microcontroller?
A) 8-bit
B) 16-bit
C) 32-bit
D) 4-bit
Answer: A) 8-bit
110. Which of the following is the correct instruction for time delay in 8051 assembly language?
A) NOP
B) MOV
C) DJNZ
D) CALL
Answer: C) DJNZ
111. Which 8051 register is used to store the address of the next instruction to be executed?
A) Program Counter (PC)
B) Stack Pointer (SP)
C) Data Pointer (DPTR)
D) Status Register
Answer: A) Program Counter (PC)
112. In 8051, how many I/O ports are available for interfacing with external devices?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: B) 2
113. What is the word size of the 8086 microprocessor?
A) 8-bit
B) 16-bit
C) 32-bit
D) 64-bit
Answer: B) 16-bit
114. Which of the following is true about the 8086 microprocessor’s segmentation?
A) It supports two segments only
B) It uses a single segment for all operations
C) It supports 4 segments: code, data, stack, and extra
D) It does not support segmentation
Answer: C) It supports 4 segments: code, data, stack, and extra
115. What is the maximum addressable memory for the 8086 microprocessor?
A) 64 KB
B) 1 MB
C) 16 MB
D) 32 MB
Answer: B) 1 MB
116. Which instruction in the 8086 microprocessor is used for adding two numbers?
A) ADD
B) SUB
C) MOV
D) INC
Answer: A) ADD
117. Which is a feature of the Pentium processor?
A) Single-core architecture
B) Dual-core architecture
C) Multi-core architecture
D) No support for floating-point operations
Answer: B) Dual-core architecture
118. The 8086 microprocessor can operate in how many modes?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: B) 2 (minimum mode and maximum mode)
119. The instruction `CALL` in 8086 is used to:
A) Jump to a specified location
B) Jump and save the return address
C) Add two numbers
D) Return from a subroutine
Answer: B) Jump and save the return address
120. The Pentium processor has a feature called “hyper-pipelining,” which means:
A) Multiple instructions are executed simultaneously in the pipeline
B) It can execute only one instruction at a time
C) It can execute multiple instructions in multiple pipelines
D) It uses only one pipeline for execution
Answer: A) Multiple instructions are executed simultaneously in the pipeline
 
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