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Section A: Long Answer Questions

Attempt any TWO questions.

3 questions·10 marks each
1long10 marks

Draw and explain the architecture of the 8086 microprocessor. Differentiate between the Bus Interface Unit (BIU) and the Execution Unit (EU).

8086architecture
2long10 marks

What is an interrupt? Explain the interrupt structure of the 8085 microprocessor including hardware and software interrupts and their priorities.

interrupt8085
3long10 marks

Explain the pin diagram and signals of the 8086 microprocessor in minimum mode operation.

8086pins
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Section B: Short Answer Questions

Attempt any EIGHT questions.

9 questions·5 marks each
4short5 marks

What is the word length of the 8086 microprocessor?

8086
5short5 marks

Define opcode and operand.

instruction-set
6short5 marks

What are maskable and non-maskable interrupts?

interrupt
7short5 marks

What is the function of the instruction pointer (IP)?

registers
8short5 marks

Explain immediate addressing mode with an example.

addressing-modes
9short5 marks

What is the role of the ALE signal in 8085?

8085signals
10short5 marks

Define throughput and clock speed.

performance
11short5 marks

What is a control bus?

bus
12short5 marks

Differentiate between memory-mapped and I/O-mapped I/O.

io