Chapter 4 Microprocessor and Memory Concepts Solutions
Question - 1 : - What do you mean by registers ?
Answer - 1 : -
It is a small amount of very fast memory that is built into the CPU. It is very expensive.┬а
Question - 2 : - What do you mean by bus ?
Answer - 2 : - It refers to collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of computer to another.┬а
Question - 3 : - What is expansion Bus ?
Answer - 3 : - External bus is also known as expansion bus. It connects the different external devices peripherals, expansion slots, input/output ports and drive connections to the rest of the computer.┬а
Question - 4 : - What is Intel 8085 ?
Answer - 4 : - Intel 8085 is a microprocessor that is used in various electronic devices.┬а
Question - 5 : - What are the three leading microprocessor manufacturing companies ?
Answer - 5 : - Intel IBM, Freescale AMD, Microchip MIPS NEC are the three leading companies.┬а
Question - 6 : - Define Clock speed.
Answer - 6 : - The clock speed determines how many instructions per second a processor can process. It is given in megahertz or gigahertz.┬а
Question - 7 : - Define chip.
Answer - 7 : - It is a small piece of semiconducting material on which an integrated circuit is embedded.┬а
Question - 8 : - What is the role of clock speed in microprocessor ?
Answer - 8 : - It is the speed at which microprocessor executes instructions.┬а
Question - 9 : - Draw the block diagram of microprocessor.
Answer - 9 : - Block diagram of microprocessor
Question - 10 : - What is microprocessor ? Name its various components.
Answer - 10 : -
A microprocessor also called CPU is multipurpose, programmable logic device that reads binary instructions from a storage device called memory, accepts binary data as input and processes data according to those instructions and provides results as output.
Components of Microprocessor:
1. CPU
2. Bus.┬а┬а