Microcontroller Embedded System Unit 2

by
Ts. Mohd Asia bin Hamdi

​UNIT 2
MICROCONTROLLER

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT typically covered when learning about microcontrollers?

• General specification

• Internal architecture

• Microcontroller series family

• Operating system design

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of microcontroller mentioned in the slide?

• 8051

• PIC

• AVR

• ARM

Multiple Select

Which of the following are features of the AVR microcontroller?

• Single-cycle execution

• Harvard architecture

• High power consumption

• Adjustable pull-up resistor

Fill in the Blanks

AVR microcontrollers are about

times faster than PIC microcontrollers.

Multiple Choice

Which AVR microcontroller series offers the largest flash memory and includes DMA and Event System features?

• TinyAVR

• MegaAVR

• XmegaAVR

• MiniAVR

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC)?

• Emphasis on hardware

• Emphasis on software

• Single-clock, reduced instruction only

• Few addressing modes

Multiple Choice

Which component(s) is used to store data/variable in the AVR microcontroller?

• SRAM and EEPROM

• Program Flash Memory

• Timers

• Interrupt Unit

Multiple Choice

Which component(s) is used to store program code in the AVR microcontroller?

• Program Flash Memory

• SRAM

• EEPROM

• Timers

Open Ended

Describe the role of EEPROM in AVR microcontrollers and explain why it is important.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are basic features of an AVR microcontroller?

• EEPROM

• ADC

• Timers

• DMA

Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of memory present in the AVR microcontroller?

• SRAM

• EEPROM

• Program Flash Memory

• All of the above

Fill in the Blanks

AVR microcontrollers typically include

memory for storing firmware or program code that can be erased in seconds.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a learning outcome for this unit?

• Choose the range of microcontroller

• Describe the architecture of microcontroller

• Discuss a suitable microcontroller depending on its application

• Explain the history of microcontrollers

Fill in the Blanks

The input/output registers available in an AVR microcontroller are

bits wide.

Fill in the Blanks

Name the main components for AVR microcontroller labelled (i).

Multiple Select

Which of the following are components of the AVR microcontroller's internal architecture?

• Instruction Register

• ALU

• EEPROM

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are functions of the Program Counter (PC) in the AVR microcontroller?

• Stores the firmware code

• Keeps track of the memory address of the next instruction

• Executes mathematical calculations

• Decodes instructions fetched from memory

Multiple Choice

Which of the following components is responsible for executing mathematical calculations and logical operations in the AVR microcontroller?

• Flash Program Memory

• Instruction Decoder

• ALU

• EEPROM

Open Ended

After learning about microcontrollers, what is one aspect of their architecture that you found most interesting or would like to explore further?