Unit 3 – I/O Interfacing MCQ

  1. In traffic light controller which color is possible at a time in all four directions?
    • Green
    • Yellow
    • Red
    • Blue
  2. Which pin is used to blank the display during digit switching in 8279 interface?
    • RD
    • WR
    • BD
    • DB
  3. The DMA controller have access to how many channels at a time?
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
  4. How many pins are in keyboard/display controller IC and DMA controller IC?
    • 40,40
    • 20,40
    • 40,20
    • 28,24
  5. Which IC is used to perform parallel communication operation?
    • 8251
    • 8255
    • 8254
    • 8252
  6. In 8255 how many ports available and that ports form how many groups?
    • 2,2
    • 3,2
    • 2,3
    • 3,3
  7. In 8 channel-ADC interface how many address lines needed to operate the start of conversion channels?
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
  8. In all 8086 interfacing concepts, which one of the address line is used as enable the decoder?
    • A0
    • A1
    • A2
    • A3
  9. In 7 segment LED , is it possible to design all letters and characters?
    • Yes
    • No
  10. In interrupt controller, in non-cascaded mode how many interrupts will be handled?
    • 4
    • 8
    • 16
    • 32
  11. In DAC interface which address is used to enable DAC latch?
    • 50H
    • 60H
    • 70H
    • 78H
  12. In ADC interface to enable start of conversion Which decoder input is given?
    • 001
    • 110
    • 101
    • 001
  13. To write letter C in 7 segment LED, the hexa address is
    • 34H
    • 39H
    • 45H
    • 67H
  14. To write letter C in LCD how many hexa address we need to calculate?
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
  15. Which hexa address is used to select counter2 in 8254?
    • A4
    • B6
    • C7
    • A5
  16. Which one is holding the current processing interrupt in 8259?
    • Priority resolver
    • In service register
    • Interrupt register
    • Comparator
  17. In cascade connection of 8259 devices for master8259 and slave SP’/EN’ pin is connected in
    • Gnd and VCC
    • VCC and Gnd
    • 4V,4V
    • 4V,2V
  18. In common anode type LED ,hexa code for letter H is
    • 92H
    • 89H
    • 24H
    • 42H
  19. In 8255, BSR mode is ___________.
    • enabled by a ‘1’ in the MSB of control word
    • enabled by a ‘1’ in the LSB of control word
    • used to set/reset  port B pins
    • used to set/reset port C pins
  20. In a DMA write operation, the data is transferred _______.
    • from I/O to Memory
    • from Memory to I/O
    • from Primary memory to Secondary memory
    • from Secondary memory to Primary memory
  21. A Square wave can be generated by operating the 8253 timer in ______.
    • Mode 0
    • Mode 1
    • Mode 3
    • Mode 5
  22. In 8279, the keyboard entries are debounced and stored in ____________ that is further accessed by the CPU to read the key codes.
    • 4 byte FIFO RAM
    • 8 byte FIFO RAM
    • 16 byte FIFO RAM
    • 32 byte FIFO RAM
  23. In Cascade mode, 8259 can handle _______.
    • upto 64 vectored priority interrupt
    • upto 60 vectored priority interrupt
    • upto 46 vectored priority interrupt
    • upto 40 vectored priority interrupt
  24. In a Digital to Analog Converter, ________ refers to the smallest change in the analog output voltage for any change in the digital input.
    • Accuracy
    • Linearity
    • Resolution
    • Temperature sensitivity
  25. In 8255, the control word to configure port A, B and C to configure as output port under I/O mode (Mode 0) operation is __________.
    • 00H
    • 10H
    • 40H
    • 80H
  26. The control word value for configuring 8251 in asynchronous mode with 2 stop bits, odd parity and 8-bit character length with1xclock baud rate is ________.
    • 0DH
    • 10H
    • 1DH
    • 20H
  27. The 8255 programmable peripheral interface is interfaced to a microprocessor to implement the following applications,
    1. Interfacing an ADC to the microprocessor – the conversion is initiated by a signal from the 8255 on port C. A signal on Port C causes data to be strobed  into Port A
    2. Exchange data with another 8255. Port A works as a bidirectional data port supported by appropriate handshaking signals
    • Mode 0 for (I) and Mode 2 for (II)
    • Mode 2 for (I) and Mode 2 for (II)
    • Mode 1 for (I) and Mode 2 for (II)
    • Mode 2 for (I) and Mode 0 for (II)
  28. The low active signals like DSR,DTR,CTS and RTS used in 8251 interface are called as,
    • Handshake signals
    • Universal signals
    • High Impedance signals
    • Modern signals
  29. Illustrate the use of RS pin in LCD interface?
    • Reset select
    • Command/Data register select
    • Counter/timer select
    • Reverse the line select
  30. The memory address of the last location of a 1KB memory chip is given as 0FBFF, Choose the address of the first location?
    • 0F800H
    • 0F801H
    • 0F808H
    • 0F817H
  31. In 8251A, the pin that controls the rate at which the character is to be transmitted is
    • TXC (active low)
    • TXC (active high)
    • TXD (active low)
    • RXC (active low)
  32. The registers that store the keyboard and display modes and operations programmed by CPU are
    • I/O control and data buffers
    • Control and timing registers
    • Return buffers
    • Display address registers
  33. The sensor RAM acts as 8 byte first in first out RAM
    • Keyboard mode
    • Strobed input mode
    • Keyboard and Strobed input mode
    • Scanned sensor matrix mode
  34. When a key is pressed, a debounce logic comes into operation in
    • Scanned keyboard special error mode
    • Scanned keyboard with N-Key rollover
    • Scanned keyboard mode with 2 key lockout
    • Sensor matrix mode
  35. The data that is entered from the left side of the display unit is of
    • Left entry mode
    • Right entry mode
    • Left and Right entry mode
    • None of the mentioned
  36. The FIFO status word is used to indicate the error in
    • Keyboard mode
    • Strobed mode
    • Keyboard and Strobed input mode
    • Scanned sensor matrix mode
  37. The flag that increments automatically after each read or write operation to the display RAM is
    • IF
    • RF
    • AI
    • WF
  38. The popular technique that is used in the integration of ADC chips is.
    • Successive approximation
    • Dual slope integration
    • Successive approximation and dual slope integration
    • None of the mentioned
  39. The conversion delay in a successive approximation of an ADC 0808/0809 is.
    • 100 milliseconds
    • 100 microseconds
    • 50 milliseconds
    • 50 microseconds
  40. The feature of mode 0 is
    • Any port can be used as input or output
    • Output ports are latched
    • Maximum of 4 Ports are available
    • All of the mentioned
  41. What is correct range of frequency for 8257?
    • 500Hz to 3 MHz
    • 250Hz to 2 MHz
    • 250Hz to 3 MHz
    • 500Hz to 2 MHz
  42. Which of the following is not true features of 8257?
    • It has three channels which can be used over three I/O devices
    • Each channel has 16 bit address and 14 bit counter
    • Each channel can transfer data up to 64kb.
    • Each channel can be programmed independently
  43. Which mode allows 8/16-character multiplexed displays to be organized as dual 4 bit / single 8-bit display units?
    • Display Entry
    • Display Scan
    • Strobed Input
    • Scanned Keyboard Mode
  44. What us true about Encoded Mode?
    • The unit contains registers to store the keyboard, display modes
    • The counter internally decodes the least significant 2 bits and provides a decoded 1 out of 4 scan on SL0-SL3
    • The processor is requested service only if any key is pressed, otherwise the CPU will continue with its main task.
    • The counter provides the binary count that is to be externally decoded to provide the scan lines for the keyboard and display.
  45. In which mode, the CPU periodically reads an internal flag of 8279 to check whether any key is pressed or not with key pressure?
    • Interrupt Mode
    • Polled Mode
    • Decoded Mode
    • Encoded Mode
  46. How many types of Interfacing?
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
  47. The device that enables the microprocessor to read data from the external device is
    • Printer
    • Joystick
    • Display
    • Reader
  48. The example of output device
    • CRT display
    • 7 Segment Display
    • Printer
    • All of the Mentioned
  49. The input and output operations are respectively similar to the operations.
    • Read, Read
    • Write, Write
    • Read, Write
    • Write, Read
  50.  The operation, IOWR (active low) performs.
    • Write Operation on input data
    • Write Operation on output data
    • Read Operation on input data
    • Read Operation on output data
  51.  The latch or IC74LS373 acts as
    • Good Input Port
    • Bad Input Port
    • Good Output Port
    • Bad Output Port
  52. While performing read operation, one must take care that much current should not be.
    • Sourced from data lines
    • Sinked from data lines
    • Sourced or Sinked from data lines
    • Sinked from address lines
  53. To avoid loading during read operation, the device used is.
    • Latch
    • Flipflop
    • Buffer
    • Tristate Buffer
  54. The chip 74LS245 is
    • Bidirectional Buffer
    • 8 bit input port
    • One that has 8 buffers
    • All of the Mentioned
  55. In 74LS245, if DIR is 1, then the direction is from
    • Inputs to Outputs
    • Outputs to Inputs
    • Source to Sink
    • Sink to Source
  56. In memory-mapped scheme devices are viewed as
    • Distinct I/O devices
    • Memory Locations
    • Only Input Devices
    • Only Output Devices
  57. If the data transmission takes place in either direction, but at a time data may be transmitted only in one direction then, it is of
    • Simplex Mode
    • Duplex Mode
    • Semi Duplex Mode
    • Half Duplex Mode
  58. TXD (Transmitted Data Output) pin carries serial stream of the transmitted data bits along with
    • Start Bit
    • Stop Bit
    • Parity Bit
    • All of the Mentioned
  59. The signal that may be used either to interrupt the CPU or Polled by the CPU is
    • TXRDY (Transmitter Ready)
    • RXRDY (Receiver Ready Output)
    • DSR (Active Low)
    • DTR (Active Low)
  60.  The disadvantage of RS232 is
    • Limited speed of communication
    • High Voltage Level Signaling
    • Big Size communication adapters
    • All of the mentioned
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