Hardware Questions

• Name the processor lines of two major manufacturer?
• What is the Maximum clock frequency in 8086?
• What are the various segment registers in 8086?
• What is SIM and RIM instructions?
• Give two ways of converting a two input NAND gate to an inverter.
• What are set up time & hold time constraints? What do they signify? Which one is critical for estimating maximum clock frequency of a circuit?
• How to clear Computer Motherboard CMOS password?
• Where does CPU Enhanced mode originate from?
• Why does microprocessor contain ROM chips?
• Can ROM be used as stack?
• Differentiate between RAM & ROM?
• What is called scratch pad of computer?
• Differ between static and dynamic RAM?
• Is the data bus in Bi-directional?
• Where's MBR located on the disk?
• What are the basic components in a Microprocessor?
• What are the flags in 8086?
• Why crystal is a preferred clock source?
• What is Tri-state logic?
• What happens when HLT instruction is executed in processor?