1.

a)
b)
c)

8086 microprocessor is a
8-bit processor
16-bit processor
32-bit processor

2.

The number of flags presents in the flag register of 8086 microprocessor IS

a)
b)
c)
d)

3
5
6
9

3. The number of memory locations that can be addressed by an 8086microprocessor is

a) 64KB
b) 1MB
c) 16MB
d) 16GB
4.
4. The last instruction in an interrupt service routine should be
a) JMP
b) RET
c) IRET
d) Any instruction
5. The physical address of the memory location specified as 1000H:1000H is
a)1000H
b)11000H
c)10100H
d)10001H
6.The memory space allocated for a variable by DB defined is
a)One byte
b)Two bytes
c)Four bytes
7.The LOOP instruction basically
a)Decrements CL
b)Decrements CX
c)Test the value in CX
d)Decrement and test the value in CX
8.Which one of the following segments is used by the CMPSB string instruction for the destination
a)Code segment
b)Data segment
c)Extra segment
d)Stack segment
9. Number of pins in 8086 microprocessor is
a)24
b)28
c)40
d)64
10. The address of the memory location containing the instruction code for next execution is stored in which one of
the following pair of registers?

a)CS and IP registers

b)DS and DX registers
c)SS and SP registers
d)ES and DI registers
ANSWERS
1)B
2)D
3)B
4)C
5)B
6)A
7)D
8)C
9)C
10)A