Microcontroller Quiz

The CPU of an 8-bit microcontroller can process how many bits at a time?

• 4 bits

• 8 bits

• 16 bits

• 32 bits

Which of the following is a popular 8-bit microcontroller?

• ARM Cortex-M4

• MSP430

• 8051

• PIC24

A typical 8-bit microcontroller has an address bus of:

• 8 bits

• 16 bits

• 20 bits

• 32 bits

Which microcontroller family belongs to 16-bit architecture?

• PIC16 series

• Atmel ATmega series

• MSP430

• Intel 8051

16-bit microcontrollers can directly handle:

• Only 8-bit data

• 16-bit data

• Both 8-bit and 16-bit data

• Only 32-bit data

Which of the following is an advantage of 8-bit microcontrollers?

• High memory range

• Low cost and low power

• Faster arithmetic operations

• Large addressing capability

Which application is better suited for 16-bit microcontrollers?

• Toys

• Washing machines

• Industrial control systems

• Simple remote controls

The maximum memory addressable by a 16-bit address bus is:

• 256 bytes

• 1 KB

• 64 KB

• 1 MB

Which is true about 16-bit microcontrollers compared to 8-bit?

• Slower but cheaper

• Faster with larger memory support

• Smaller instruction size

• Always lower power consumption

Example of a 16-bit PIC microcontroller series is:

• PIC16

• PIC18

• PIC24

• PIC32