01․ ________used to implement the hardware interrupts (RST 7.5, RST 6.5, RST 5.5) by setting various bits to form masks or generate output data via the Serial Output Data (SOD) line.
Set Interrupt Mask (SIM) – It is used to implement the hardware interrupts (RST 7.5, RST 6.5, RST 5.5) by setting various bits to form masks or generate output data via the Serial Output Data (SOD) line. First the required value is loaded in accumulator then SIM will take the bit pattern from it.


02․ _____________is used to read the status of the hardware interrupts (RST 7.5, RST 6.5, RST 5.5) by loading into the A register a byte which defines the condition of the mask bits for the interrupts.
Read Interrupt Mask (RIM) – This instruction is used to read the status of the hardware interrupts (RST 7.5, RST 6.5, RST 5.5) by loading into the A register a byte which defines the condition of the mask bits for the interrupts. It also reads the condition of SID (Serial Input Data) bit on the microprocessor.


03․ How many segments are there in 8086?
There are four segments in 8086: Code, Stack, Data and Extra.
04․ The first microprocessor to include virtual memory in the intel microprocessor family is
80286 is a 16 bit microprocessor consisting of virtual memory.
05․ Assertion(A): Segment override prefix (SOP) is used when a default offset register is not used with its default base segment register but with a different base register. Reason(R): The offset registers IP and SP can never be associated with any other segment registers apart from their respective default segments.
Both A & R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
06․ Assertion(A): Ready signal of microprocessor is used to detect whether a peripheral is ready for the data transfer or not.
Reason(R): In the microprocessor during data transfer operations, the wait states are added by forcing the ready signal low.
Both are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
07․ Program counter in a digital computer
Program counter is a 16-bit register which points the address of next instruction to be fetched.
08․ During which T-state, contents of OP code from memory are loaded into IR (Instruction Register)?
During T3 time period opcode from memory are loaded into instruction register (IR).
09․ Assuming LSB is at position 0 and MSB at position 7, which bit positions are not used (Undefined) in flag register of an 8085 microprocessor?
Among eight bit (0 to 7) 1st, 3rd and 5th bits are undefined in a flag register.
10․ At the beginning of a fetch cycle, the contents of the program counter are
Memory Address Register (MAR) is used to hold the address of memory before it is placed on address bus.
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