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Section A: Long Answer Questions

Attempt any TWO questions.

3 questions·10 marks each
1long10 marks

Explain the register organization of the 8086 microprocessor. Describe the general purpose registers, segment registers, pointer and index registers and the flag register.

8086registers
2long10 marks

What is memory segmentation in 8086? Explain physical address generation with an example. Why is segmentation used?

8086segmentation
3long10 marks

Explain the 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface (PPI). Describe its block diagram, modes of operation and the control word format.

8255interfacing
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Section B: Short Answer Questions

Attempt any EIGHT questions.

9 questions·5 marks each
4short5 marks

What is meant by pipelining?

pipelining
5short5 marks

Calculate the physical address for CS = 1000H and IP = 2000H.

segmentation
6short5 marks

What is the purpose of the READY signal?

signals
7short5 marks

List any four arithmetic instructions of the 8086.

instruction-set
8short5 marks

Differentiate between near and far procedures.

subroutine
9short5 marks

What is the function of the 8255 PPI?

8255
10short5 marks

Explain register addressing mode.

addressing-modes
11short5 marks

What is the size of the flag register in 8086?

registers
12short5 marks

What is a vectored interrupt?

interrupt