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Which of the following is not a basic element within the microprocessor?
Options
A. Microcontroller
B. Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
C. Register array
D. Control unit
Correct Answer
Microcontroller
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1. Which is not part of the execution unit (EU)?
Options
A. Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
B. Clock
C. General registers
D. Flags
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Correct Answer: Clock
2. The first Intel microprocessor to contain on-board cache memory was the ________.
Options
A. 80386
B. 80486
C. Pentium
D. Pentium Pro
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Correct Answer: 80486
3. Which of the following is not an 8086/8088 general-purpose register?
Options
A. Code segment (CS)
B. Data segment (DS)
C. Stack segment (SS)
D. Address segment (AS)
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Correct Answer: Address segment (AS)
4. DMA is particularly suited for data transfer between the ________.
Options
A. disk drive and CPU
B. disk drive and RAM
C. disk drive and ROM
D. disk drive and I/O
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Correct Answer: disk drive and RAM
5. Which of the following is not a jump instruction?
Options
A. JB (jump back)
B. JA (jump above)
C. JO (jump if overflow)
D. JMP (unconditional jump)
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Correct Answer: JB (jump back)
6. Which of the following is not an arithmetic instruction?
Options
A. INC (increment)
B. CMP (compare)
C. DEC (decrement)
D. ROL (rotate left)
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Correct Answer: ROL (rotate left)
7. Which is not an operand?
Options
A. Variable
B. Register
C. Memory location
D. Assembler
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Correct Answer: Assembler
8. Which method bypasses the CPU for certain types of data transfer?
Options
A. Software interrupts
B. Interrupt-driven I/O
C. Polled I/O
D. Direct memory access (DMA)
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Correct Answer: Direct memory access (DMA)
9. During a read operation the CPU fetches ________.
Options
A. a program instruction
B. another address
C. data itself
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
10. The Pentium microprocessor has a data bus of ________.
Options
A. 16 bits
B. 32 bits
C. 64 bits
D. 128 bits
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Correct Answer: 64 bits
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