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BASICS OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MCQs

Total Questions : 319 | Page 32 of 32 pages
Question 311. . Since microprocessor CPUs do not understand mnemonics as they are, they have to be converted into __________.
  1.    hexadecimal machine code
  2.    high-level language
  3.    assembly language
  4.    hexadecimal machine code and assembly language
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> hexadecimal machine code
Question 312. . The circuits in the 8085 that provide the arithmetic and logic functions are called the __________.
  1.    CPU
  2.    ALU
  3.    I/O
  4.    bus decoder
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> ALU
Question 313. . A program that contains nothing but strings of zeros and ones is called a(n) ________.
  1.    machine language program
  2.    assembly language program
  3.    interpreted program
  4.    binary language program
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> machine language program
Question 314. . The ________ is the "brains" of every microcomputer.
  1.    ROM
  2.    ALU
  3.    CPU
  4.    MPU
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> CPU
Question 315. . The register in the 8085 microprocessor that is used to keep track of the memory address of the next opcode to be run in the program is the ________.
  1.    stack pointer
  2.    program counter
  3.    instruction pointer
  4.    accumulator
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> program counter
Question 316. . The first part of a machine language instruction that specifies the operation to be performed is called a(n) __________.
  1.    mnemonic
  2.    opcode
  3.    interrupt
  4.    instruction cycle
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> opcode
Question 317. . All computer programs for a machine are called ________.
  1.    software
  2.    firmware
  3.    hardware
  4.    none of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> software
Question 318. . All computer programs for a machine are called ________.
  1.    software
  2.    firmware
  3.    hardware
  4.    none of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> software
Question 319. . The first part of a machine language instruction that specifies the operation to be performed is called a(n) __________.
  1.    mnemonic
  2.    opcode
  3.    interrupt
  4.    instruction cycle
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> opcode

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