Microprocessor cat 2
1.Explain briefly A/D and D/A converters with aid of diagrams (6marks)
2.(a) Draw and explain the block diagram of the programmable peripheral interface (8255A)(5
marks)
(b) Explain 8255A I/O operating modes (5 marks)
3.Explain how is the stack top address calculated (3 marks)
4. Define macros (2 marks)
5. Explain what is assembly level programming (2 marks)
6. (a)Explain what is meant by DMA operation (2marks)
b) Which pins of the 8086 are used to perform the DMA operation in the minimum and
maximum modes of 8086? (4 marks)
7. Explain the five status flags in 8086 microprocessor (5 marks)
8.What is the difference between maskable and non-maskable interrupts (4 marks)
9. Differentiate between hardware and software interrupts (4 marks)
10. To interface an A/D converter with microprocessor, what does the microprocessor do? (3
marks)
11. Write the code segment for adding two 16 bit numbers (3marks)