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  • Question
  • The 8051 can handle ________ interrupt sources.


  • Options
  • A. 3
  • B. 4
  • C. 5
  • D. 6

  • Correct Answer


  • Explanation
    There are five interrupt sources for the 8051, which means that they can recognize 5 different events that can interrupt regular program execution. Each interrupt can be enabled or disabled by setting bits of the IE register. Likewise, the whole interrupt system can be disabled by clearing the EA bit of the same register.

  • More questions

    • 1. How many bits are in an ASCII character?

    • Options
    • A. 16
    • B. 8
    • C. 7
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 2. A pulse has a period of 15 ms. Its frequency is ________.

    • Options
    • A. 6.66 Hz
    • B. 66.66 Hz
    • C. 666.66 Hz
    • D. 15 Hz
    • Discuss
    • 3. The Power PC can effectively execute up to ten instructions per clock cycle.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 4. A byte has 8 bits.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 5. A popular waveform generator is the Johnson shift counter.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 6. An ADC is an analog-to-digital converter.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 7. An inverter performs a NOT operation.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 8. Antifuse devices are volatile.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 9. Address multiplexing is used to reduce the number of address lines.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which type of ROM has to be custom built by the factory?

    • Options
    • A. ROM
    • B. mask ROM
    • C. EPROM
    • D. EEPROM
    • Discuss


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