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  • Question
  • What type of circuit is used at the interface point of an output port?


  • Options
  • A. decoder
  • B. latch
  • C. tristate buffer
  • D. none of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • latch 


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    • 1. I/O mapped systems identify their input/output devices by giving them a(n) ________.

    • Options
    • A. 8-bit port number
    • B. 16-bit port number
    • C. 8-bit buffer number
    • D. 8-bit instruction
    • Discuss
    • 2. The ________ ensures that only one IC is active at a time to avoid a bus conflict caused by two ICs writing different data to the same bus.

    • Options
    • A. control bus
    • B. control instructions
    • C. address decoder
    • D. CPU
    • Discuss
    • 3. How many buses are connected as part of the 8085A microprocessor?

    • Options
    • A. 2
    • B. 3
    • C. 5
    • D. 8
    • Discuss
    • 4. In troubleshooting a DAC, we check its performance characteristics, such as ________.

    • Options
    • A. nonmonotonicity
    • B. differential nonlinearity
    • C. low and high gain
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. The dual-slope analog-to-digital converter finds extensive use in ________.

    • Options
    • A. digital voltmeters
    • B. function generators
    • C. frequency counters
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The items that you can physically touch in a computer system are called:

    • Options
    • A. software
    • B. firmware
    • C. hardware
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. The devices that provide the means for a computer to communicate with the user or other computers are referred to as:

    • Options
    • A. CPU
    • B. ALU
    • C. I/O
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which bus is a bidirectional bus?

    • Options
    • A. address bus
    • B. data bus
    • C. address bus and data bus
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. A register in the microprocessor that keeps track of the answer or results of any arithmetic or logic operation is the:

    • Options
    • A. stack pointer
    • B. program counter
    • C. instruction pointer
    • D. accumulator
    • Discuss
    • 10. When was the first 8-bit microprocessor introduced?

    • Options
    • A. 1969
    • B. 1974
    • C. 1979
    • D. 1985
    • Discuss


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