Microprocessor Classification MCQ Questions
This section focuses on "Classification" of Microprocessor. These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) should be practiced to improve the Microprocessor skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placements, entrance exams and other competitive examinations.
1. A microprocessor can be classified into?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
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Ans : B
Explanation: A microprocessor can be classified into three categories: RISC, CISC and special processors
2. Which of the following is not a RISC processors?
A. Power PC: 501
B. DEC Alpha: 210642
C. MIPS: TS (R10000) RISC Processor
D. PA-RISC: HP 7100LC
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Ans : A
Explanation: Power PC: 501 is not a RISC processors, instead of that Power PC: 601, 604, 615, 620 are RISC processors.
3. Which of the following are correct characteristics of RISC?
A. It consists of simple instructions.
B. It supports various data-type formats.
C. It supports register to use in any context.
D. All of the above
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Ans : D
Explanation: All of the above are correct characteristics of RISC.
4. Which of the following is not a CISC processors?
A. IBM 370/168
B. Dell 5435
C. Intel 80486
D. VAX 11/780
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Ans : B
Explanation: Dell 5435 is not a CISC processors.
5. Which Processors includes multi-clocks?
A. RISC
B. CISC
C. DSP
D. Transputer
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Ans : B
Explanation: CISC includes multi-clocks.
6. Which of the following are incorrect Characteristics of CISC?
A. Variety of addressing modes.
B. Variable length of instruction format
C. Instruction-decoding logic is complex.
D. Small number of instructions.
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Ans : D
Explanation: Larger number of instructions is correct Characteristics of CISC.
7. A _______________ is a specially designed microprocessor, which can handle its particular function many times faster than the ordinary microprocessor.
A. Input/Output Processor
B. Transputer
C. Coprocessor
D. DSP
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Ans : C
Explanation: A coprocessor is a specially designed microprocessor, which can handle its particular function many times faster than the ordinary microprocessor.
8. DSP stands for?
A. Digital Signal Processor
B. Digital Signal Preprocessor
C. Digital Signal Program
D. Data Signal Processor
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Ans : A
Explanation: DSP: This processor is specially designed to process the analog signals into a digital form.
9. What is true about Transputer?
A. It is a specially designed microprocessor having a local memory of its own
B. A transputer is a specially designed microprocessor with its own local memory
C. It can handle its particular function many times faster than the ordinary microprocessor.
D. This processor is specially designed to process the analog signals into a digital form.
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Ans : B
Explanation: A transputer is a specially designed microprocessor with its own local memory and having links to connect one transputer to another transputer for inter-processor communications
10. Graphic display controller is an example of?
A. Input/Output Processor
B. Transputer
C. Coprocessor
D. DSP
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Ans : A
Explanation: Graphic display controller is an example of Input/Output Processor.
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