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1.Theprogramgivenbelowisrunonan8085basedmicrocomputersystem.
Determinethecontentsoftheregisters:PC,SP,B,C,H,Lafterahaltinstructionis
executed.

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1992
1.Inan8085microprocessorsystemwithmemorymappedI/O,
a.I/Odeviceshave16bitaddresses
b.I/OdevicesareaccessedusingINandOUTinstructions
c.Therecanbeamaximumof256inputdevicesand256outputdevices
d.ArithmeticandlogicoperationscanbedirectlyperformedwiththeI/O
data.

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2.Thefollowingprogramisrunon8085microprocessor:

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a.Whatisthetotalsizeofthememoryinthecircuit?
b.Whatarethebeginningandendingaddressesofthememoryinchip1?
c.Whatarethebeginningandendingaddressesofthememoryinchip2?
d.ArethememorychipsinthecircuitROMorRAM?
e.HowwillyoureplacethetwoNANDgatesIthecircuitwithone3to8
decoderwithoutchangingthememorysizeorthememoryaddresses?
AssumethatthedecoderhasoneactivehighenableE1andoneactivelow
enableE2.

September(7)
August(8)

Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhLawfMasrY

July(5)
June(6)
May(20)
April(27)

1993

March(24)

1.Inamicroprocessor,waitstatesareusedto
a.MaketheprocessorwaitduringaDMAoperation
b.Maketheprocessorwaitduringaninterruptprocessing
c.Maketheprocessorwaitduringapowershutdown
d.Interfaceslowperipheralstotheprocessor

2.Amicroprocessorhasfiveaddresslines[A4A0]andeightdatalines[D7
D0].AninputdeviceA,anoutputdeviceB,aROMandaRAMarememory
mappedtothemicroprocessorattheaddressesasshowninfigure.DevicesAandB
havefouraddressableregisterseach/RAMhas8bytesandROMhas16bytes.

a.Indicatetheaddresslinestobeconnectedtoeachdeviceandmemory.
b.Obtaintheminimumsumofproductexpressionforthechipselect(CS)
functionofeachdevice/memory.
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfheT4XoTI

1995
1.WhenaCPUisinterrupted,it
a.Stopsexecutingofinstructions
b.Acknowledgesinterruptandbranchesofsubroutine
c.Acknowledgesinterruptandcontinues
d.Acknowledgesinterruptandwaitsforthenextinstructionfromthe
interruptdevice
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2.ADMAtransferimplies
a.Directtransferofdatabetweenmemoryandaccumulator
b.DirecttransferofdatabetweenmemoryandI/Odeviceswithoutuseof
P
c.TransferofdataexclusivelywithinPregisters
d.AfasttransferofdatabetweenPandI/Odevices

3.AnAssemblerofamicroprocessorisusedfor
a.Assemblyofprocessorsinaproductionline
b.Creationofnewprogramsusingdifferentmodules
c.Translationofaprogramformassemblylanguagetomachinelanguage
d.TranslationofahigherlevellanguageintoEnglishtext

4.AhypotheticalCPUhasaparalleladdressbus,aparalleldatabus,aRDandWR
activeLOWsignals.TwoROMsofsize4KwordseachandtwoRAMsofsizes
16Kand8Kwords,respectively,aretobeconnectedtotheCPU.Thememoriesare
tobesoconnectedthattheyfilltheaddressspaceoftheCUasperthememorymap
showninthefigure.AssumingtatchipselectsignalsareactiveLOW.

a.WhatisthenumberoflinesintheaddressbusoftheCPU?
b.DeterminethevaluesofaddressX,Y,ZandWasdecimalnumbers.
c.Usinga2to4decoderandsomeadditionalgates,drawacircuitforthe
decodinglogic.
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xJmGpkvMAo

1996
1.Thetotalnumberofmemoryaccessesinvolved(inclusiveoftheopcodefetch),
whenan8085processorexecutestheinstructionLDA2003is
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4
Solution:

2.Thefollowingsequenceofinstructionsareexecutedbyan8085
microprocessor:
1000LXISP,27FFH
1003CALL1006
1006POPH
Thecontentsofthestackpointer(SP)andtheHLregisterpaironcompletionof
executionoftheseinstructionsare
a.SP=27FF,HL=1003
b.SP=27FD,HL=1003
c.SP=27FF,HL=1006
d.SP=27FD,HL=1006
Solution:

1997
1.In8085Psystem,theRSTinstructionwillcauseaninterrupt
a.Onlyifaninterruptserviceroutineisnotbeingexecuted
b.Onlyifabitintheinterruptmaskismade0
c.OnlyifinterruptshavebeenenabledbyanEIinstruction
d.Noneoftheabove
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2.Thedecodingcircuitisshowninfigure,hasbeenusedtogeneratedtheactive
lowchipselectsignalforamicroprocessorperipheral(Theaddresslinesare
designatedasA0toA7forI/Oaddresses).

a.60H63H
b.A4A7H
c.3033H
d.7073H
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMANeBdPfyg

3.Thefollowinginstructionshavebeenexecutedbyan8085P
Forwhichaddresswillthenextinstructionbefetched?

a.6019
b.6379
c.6979
d.Noneoftheabove
Solution:

4.Asignedintegerhasbeenstoredinabyteusingthe2scomplementformat.We
wishtostorethesameintegerina16bitword.Weshould

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5.Matchthefollowing,whilemovingdatabetweenregistersofthe8085andthe
stack

Solution:

6.An8085Pusesa2MHzcrystal.Findthetimetakenbyittoexecutethe
followingdelaysubroutine,inclusiveofthecallinstructioninthecallingprogram.

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YouaregiventhataCALLinstructiontakes18cyclesofthesystemclock,
PUSHrequires12cyclesandconditionaljumptakes10cyclesifthejumpistaken
and7cyclesifitisnot.Allotherinstructionsusedabovetake(3n+1)clockcycles,
wherenisthenumberofaccessestothememory,inclusiveoftheopcodefetch.
Solution:

1998
1.AnI/Oprocessorcontroltheflowofinformationbetween
a.CachememoryandI/Odevices
b.MainmemoryandI/Odevices
c.TwoI/Odevices
d.Cacheandmainmemory
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SBet_bHUDA

2.Aninstructionusedtosetthecarryflaginacomputercanbeclassifiedas
a.Datatransfer
b.Arithmetic
c.Logical
d.Programcontrol
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP3A9M09aho

3.Writeashortassemblylanguageprogram,withoutusinganyarithmetic
instruction,tostorehexadecimal5Dintheflagregisterof8085microprocessor.
Datainotherregistersoftheprocessormustnotalteruponexecutingthisprogram.
Solution:

1999
1.IfCS=A15A14A13isusedasthechipselectlogicofa4KRAMinan8085
system,thenitsmemoryrangewillbe
a.30003FFFFH
b.70007FFFH
c.50005FFFHand60006FFFH
d.60006FFFHand70007FFFH
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZPEZCOhvd8

2.An8085assemblylanguageprogramisgivenbelow.

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Solution:

2000
1.Inthe8085microprocessor,theRST6instructiontransferstheprogram
executiontothefollowinglocation
a.30H
b.24H
c.48H
d.60H

Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48roVRL_x1o

2.Thenumberofhardwareinterrupts(whichrequireanexternalsignalto
interrupt)presentinan8085microprocessorare
a.1
b.4
c.5
d.13
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt1abwe4das

3.Thecontentsofregister(B)andAccumulator(A)of8085microprocessorare
49Hand3AHrespectively.ThecontentsofAandthestatusofcarryflag(CY)and
signflag(S)afterexecutingSUBBinstructionare
a.A=F1,CY=1,S=1
b.A=0F,CY=1,S=1
c.A=F0,CY=0,S=0
d.A=1F,CY=1,S=1
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G08SPzuh2Lk

4.Theprogramandmachinecodeforan8085microprocessoraregivenby
Thestartingaddressoftheaboveprogramis7FFFH.Whatwouldhappenifitis
executedfrom8000H?

Solution:

2001
1.An8085microprocessorbasedsystemusesa4Kx8bitRAMwhosestarting
addressisAA00H.TheaddressofthelastbyteinthisRAMis
a.0FFFH
b.1000H
c.B9FFH
d.BA00H
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2.Considerthefollowingsequenceofinstructionsforan8085microprocessor
basedsystem.

a.IftheprogramexecutionbeginsatthelocationFF00H,writedownthe
sequenceofinstructionswhichareactuallyexecutedtillaHLTinstruction.
AssumeallFlagsareinitiallyRESET.
b.Whichofthethreeports(PORT1,PORT2andPORT3)willbeloaded
withdata,andwhatisthebitpatternofthedata?
Solution:

2002
1.Considerthefollowingassemblylanguageprogram.
MVIB,87H
MOVA,B
START:JMPNEXT
MVIB,00H
XRAB
OUTPORT1
HLT
NEXT:XRAB
JPSTART
OUTPORT2
HLT
Theexecutionoftheaboveprograminan8085microprocessorwillresultin
a.Anoutputof87HatPORT1
b.Anoutputof87HatPORT2
c.Infiniteloopingoftheprogramexecutionwithaccumulatordata
remainingat00H
d.Infiniteloopingoftheprogramexecutionwithaccumulatordata
alternatingbetween00Hand87H
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z_LU8RWke0

2.An8085microprocessoroperatingat5MHzclockfrequencyexecutesthe
followingroutine.
START:MOVA,B
OUT55H
DCRB
STAFFF8H
JNPSTART
a.Determinethetotalnumberofmachinecyclesrequiredtoexecutethe
routinetilltheJMPinstructionisexecutedforthefirsttime.
b.Determinethetimeintervalbetweentwoconsecutive(MEMW)signals.
c.IftheexternallogiccontrolstheREADSYlinesothatthreeWAITstates
areintroducedintheI/OWRITEmachinecycle,determinethetimeinterval
betweentwoconsecutive(MEMW)signals.
Solution:

2003
1.Inan8085microprocessor,theinstructionCMPBhasbeenexecutedwhilethe
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contentoftheaccumulatorislessthanthatofregisterB.Asaresult,
a.CarryflagwillbesetbutZeroflagwillbereset
b.CarryflagwillberesetbutZeroflagwillbeset
c.BothCarryflagandZeroflagwillbereset
d.BothCarryflagandZeroflagwillbeset
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwtMh2kzbc

2004
1.The8255programmableperipheralinterfaceisusedasdescribedbelow.
(i)AnA/Dconverterisinterfacedtoamicroprocessorthroughan8255.
Theconversionisinitiatedbyasignalfromthe8255onportC.AsignalonportC.
AsignalonportCcausesdatatobestrobedintoportA.
(ii)Twocomputersexchangedatausingapairof8255s.PortAworks
asabidirectionaldataportsupportedbyappropriatehandshakingsignals.
Theappropriatemodesofoperationofthe8255for(i)and(ii)wouldbe
a.Mode0for(i)andMode1for(ii)
b.Mode1for(i)andMode0for(ii)
c.Mode2for(i)andMode0for(ii)
d.Mode2for(i)andMode1for(ii)
Solution:

2.Thenumberofmemorycyclesrequiredtoexecutethefollowing8085
instructions
(i)LDA3000H
(ii)LXID,F0F1H
Wouldbe
a.2for(i)and2for(ii)
b.4for(i)and3for(ii)
c.3for(i)and3for(ii)
d.3for(i)and4for(ii)
Solution:

3.Considerthesequenceof8085instructionsgivenbelow.
LXIH,9258H
MOVA,M
CMA
MOVM,A
Whichoneofthefollowingisperformedbythissequenceofinstructions?
a.Contentsoflocation9258aremovedtotheaccumulator
b.Contentsoflocation9258arecomparedwiththecontentsofthe
accumulator
c.Contentsoflocation9258arecomplementedandstoredinlocation9258
d.Contentsoflocation5892arecomplementedandstoredinlocation5892.
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsRGGYexA8

4.Itisdesiredtomultiplythenumbers0AHby0BHandstoretheresultinthe
accumulator.ThenumbersareavailableinregistersBandCrespectively.Apartof
the8085programforthispurposeisgivenbelow:
MVIA,00H
LOOP:..............
..............
..............
HLT
END
Thesequenceofinstructionstocompletetheprogramwouldbe
a.JNZLOOP,ADDB,DCRC
b.ADDB,JNZLOOP,DCRC
c.DCRC,JNZLOOP,ADDB
d.ADDB,DCRC,JNZLOOP
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdjv_EzqPB0

2005
StatementforlinkedAnswerQuestions1&2:
Consideran8085microprocessorsystem.
1.Thefollowingprogramstartsatlocation0100H.
LXISP,00FF
LXIH,0701
MVIA,20H
SUBM
THEContentsofaccumulatorwhentheprogramcounterreaches0109His
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a.20H
b.02H
c.00H
d.FFH
2.Ifinaddition,followingcodeexistsfrom0109Honwards.
ORI40H
ADDM
Whatwillbetheresultintheaccumulatorafterexecutingthelastinstruction?
a.40H
b.20H
c.60H
d.42H
Solution(1&2):

2006
1.AnI/Operipheraldeviceshownnfigure(b)belowistobeinterfacedtoan8085
microprocessor.ToselecttheI/OdeviceintheaddressrangeD4HD7H,itschip
select(CS)shouldbeconnectedtotheoutputofthedecodershowninthefigure(a)
below:

a.Output7
b.Output5
c.Output2
d.Output0
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCzrjQ2zx44

2.Followingisthesegmentofa8085assemblylanguageprogram
LXISP,EFFFH
CALL3000H
:
:
3000H:LXIH,3CF4H
PUSHPSW
SPHL
POPPSW
RET
OnthecompletionofRETinstruction,thecontentsofSPis
a.3CF0H
b.3CF8H
c.EFFDH
d.EFFFH
Solution:

2007
1.An8255chipisinterfacedtoan8085microprocessorsystemasanI/Omapped
I/Oasshowninthefigure.TheaddresslinesA0andA1ofthe8085areusedbythe
8255chiptodecodeinternallyitsthreeportsandthecontrolregister.Theaddress
linesA0toA7aswellastheIO/Msignalareusedforaddressdecoding.Therange
ofaddresseesforwhichthe8255chipwouldgetselectedis

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a.F8HFBH
b.F8HFCH
c.F8HFFH
d.F0HF7H

Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWFKm8GgbEw

Statementforthelinkedanswerquestions2&3:
An8085assemblylanguageprogramisgivenbelow.
Line1MVIA,B5H
2MVIB,0EH
3XRI69H
4ADDB
5ANI9BH
6CPI9FH
7STA3010H
8HLT
2.ThecontentsoftheaccumulatorjustafterexecutionoftheADDinstructionin
line4willbe
a.C3H
b.EAH
c.DCH
d.69H
3.Afterexecutionofline7oftheprogram,thestatusoftheCYandZflagswillbe
..respectively.
a.0,0
b.0,1
c.1,0
d.1,1
Solution(2&3):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptzzYWh5DPw

2008
1.An8085executesthefollowinginstructions
2710LXIH,30A0H
2713DADH
2714PCHL
AlladdressesandconstantsareinHexadecimal.LetPCbethecontentsofthe
programcounterandHLbethecontentsofHLregisterpairjustafterexecuting
PCHL.
Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
a.PC=2715HandHL=30A0H
b.PC=30A0HandHL=2715H
c.PC=6140HandHL=6140H
d.PC=6140HandHL=2715H
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS9fVY4bdn4

2009
1.Inamicroprocessor,theserviceroutineforacertaininterruptstartsfromafixed
locationofmemorywhichcannotbeexternallyset,buttheinterruptcanbedelayed
orrejected.Suchaninterruptis
a.nonmaskableandnonvectored
b.maskableandnonvectored
c.nonmaskableandvectored
d.maskableandvectored
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ6A_o5LU

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2010
1.Forthe8085assemblylanguageprogramgivenbelow,thecontentofthe
accumulatoraftertheexecutionoftheprogramis
3000MVIA,45H
3002MOVB,A
3003STC
3004CMC
3005RAR
3006XRAB
a.00H
b.45H
c.67H
d.E7H
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSdbNs_Oiwk

2011
1.An8085assemblylanguageprogramisgivenbelow.Assumethatthecarryflag
isinitiallyunset.Thecontentsoftheaccumulatoraftertheexecutionoftheprogram
is
MVIA,07H
RLC
MOVB,A
RLC
RLC
ADDB
RRC
a.8CH
b.64H
c.23H
d.15H
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlPuCxCnvws

2013
1.For8085microprocessor,thefollowingprogramisexecuted.
MVIA,05H
MVIB,05H
PTR:ADDB
DCRB
JNZPTR
ADI03H
HLT
Attheendoftheprogram,accumulatorcontains
a.17H
b.20H
c.23H
d.05H
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YjXsP1whY

2014
1.Forthe8085microprocessor,theinterfacingcircuittoinput8bitdigitaldata
(DI0DI7)fromanexternaldeviceisshowninfigure.Theinstructionforcorrect
datatransferis

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a.MVIA,F8H
b.INF8H
c.OUTF8H
d.LDAF8F8H
Solution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH6ybT3DsAs

2.An8085microprocessorexecutesSTA1234Hwithstartingaddresslocation
1FFEH(STAcopiesthecontentsoftheaccumulatortothe16bitaddresslocation).
Whiletheinstructionisfetchedandexecuted,thesequenceofvalueswrittenatthe
addresspinsA15A8is

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