MCES QUIZ 1

What are the two instruction set architecture (ISA) classifications

• SIDC & BIDC

• CISC & RISC

• CISC & VISC

• RISC & MISC

A microcontroller at-least should consist of:

• RAM, ROM, I/O ports and timers

• CPU, RAM, I/O ports and timers

• CPU, RAM, ROM, I/O ports and timers

• CPU, ROM, I/O ports and timers

What is the order decided by a processor or the CPU of a controller to execute an instruction?

• decode, fetch, execute

• execute, fetch, decode

• fetch, execute, decode

• fetch, decode, execute

 If we say microcontroller is 8-bit then here 8-bit denotes size of:

• Data Bus

• ALU

• Control Bus

• Address Bus

Abbreviate CISC and RISC.

• Complete Instruction Set Computer, Reliable Instruction Set Computer

• Complex Instruction Set Computer, Reduced Instruction Set Computer

• Complex Instruction Set Computer, Reliable Instruction Set Computer

• Complete Instruction Set Computer, Reliable Instruction Set Computer

What is the most appropriate criterion for choosing the right microcontroller of our choice?

• speed

• availability

• ease with the product

• all of the mentioned

Why microcontrollers are not called general purpose computers?

• because they have built in RAM and ROM

• because they design to perform dedicated task

• because they are cheap

• because they consume low power

Which architecture is followed by general purpose microprocessors?

• Harvard architecture

• Von Neumann architecture

• None of the mentioned

• All of the mentioned

What is the file extension that is loaded in a microcontroller for executing any instruction?

• .doc

• .c

• .txt

• .hex

Register that is used to hold the memory address of the next instruction to be executed is

• Program Memory

• Program Counter

• Control Unit

• Instruction decoder