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How many bits are used for storing signed integers?(a) 2(b) 4(c) 8(d) 16I got this question during an internship interview.Query is from Coprocessor of Intel in portion Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The CORRECT ANSWER is (d) 16 |
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How many transistors does RISC 1 possess?(a) 44000(b) 45000(c) 44500(d) 45500This question was addressed to me in a job interview.The origin of the question is The Berkeley RISC Model and Digital Signal Processing topic in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct CHOICE is (c) 44500 |
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What is CAM stands for?(a) content-addressable memory(b) complex addressable memory(c) computing addressable memory(d) concurrently addressable memoryI have been asked this question in examination.I'd like to ask this question from RISC Processor topic in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» CORRECT option is (a) content-addressable MEMORY The best I can explain: Non-von Neumann ARCHITECTURE is based on content-addressable memory. |
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Which of the following processor possess memory management?(a) 8086(b) 8088(c) 80286(d) 8051This question was addressed to me in a job interview.I'd like to ask this question from Architecture of Embedded Systems topic in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct choice is (c) 80286 |
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How many registers does RISC 1 model have?(a) 68(b) 58(c) 78(d) 88I have been asked this question in an international level competition.This interesting question is from The Berkeley RISC Model and Digital Signal Processing in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The CORRECT option is (c) 78 |
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Which ILP supports theALU division?(a) Subword parallelism(b) CISC(c) Superscalar(d) VLIWI have been asked this question during an interview for a job.I'd like to ask this question from Types of Processors in chapter Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Right answer is (a) Subword PARALLELISM |
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How many bits does SPARC have?(a) 8(b) 16(c) 32(d) 64I have been asked this question in final exam.This interesting question is from The Sun SPARC RISC Model in portion Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» RIGHT answer is (c) 32 The explanation is: It is a 32 BIT RISC architecture having 32-bit WIDE register BANK. |
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Which of the following bits are used for sign extension in DSP56000?(a) upper 8 bits of the stack pointer(b) lower 8 bits of the stack pointer(c) lower 8 bits of the program counter(d) upper 8 bits of the program counterThis question was addressed to me in an interview for job.This is a very interesting question from Examples of Embedded System Digital Signal Processing topic in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Correct OPTION is (d) upper 8 bits of the program counter |
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What types of modules are used in the digital signal processor to form the loop structure?(a) modulo-timer(b) modulo-counter(c) timer(d) external timerI had been asked this question in homework.Enquiry is from Examples of Embedded System Digital Signal Processing in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Right option is (B) modulo-counter |
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How many registers does a DSP56000 have?(a) 4(b) 5(c) 7(d) 6This question was posed to me in quiz.I would like to ask this question from Examples of Embedded System Digital Signal Processing in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Correct CHOICE is (C) 7 |
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How many bit flag register does 80386 have?(a) 8(b) 16(c) 32(d) 64I have been asked this question in an interview.The above asked question is from Features of Intel in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Correct option is (c) 32 |
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Which of the following processors can perform exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions?(a) 8086(b) 8087(c) 8080(d) 8088The question was posed to me in semester exam.This key question is from Coprocessor of Intel in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The CORRECT answer is (b) 8087 |
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Which is the coprocessor of 8086?(a) 8087(b) 8088(c) 8086(d) 8080I have been asked this question in an interview for job.Question is taken from Coprocessor of Intel topic in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The CORRECT option is (a) 8087 |
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Which of the processor is a good match for applications such as video games?(a) GPU(b) VLIW(c) Coprocessor(d) MicrocontrollerThe question was posed to me in an internship interview.I need to ask this question from Types of Processors in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Correct option is (a) GPU |
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Which of the architecture is more complex?(a) SPARC(b) MC68030(c) MC68030(d) 8086This question was addressed to me during an interview for a job.My doubt is from RISC Processor topic in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The CORRECT answer is (a) SPARC |
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How instructions and data are accessed to pipeline stages of 80486 processor?(a) Through internal unified cache(b) Through external unified cache(c) Through external cache(d) Through multiple cachesI have been asked this question in a job interview.This intriguing question comes from Features of Intel in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Right answer is (a) Through INTERNAL UNIFIED cache |
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Which of the processor has an internal coprocessor?(a) 8087(b) 80287(c) 80387(d) 80486DXI got this question at a job interview.I'm obligated to ask this question of Coprocessor of Intel topic in chapter Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» CORRECT choice is (d) 80486DX The best explanation: 8087 is an external IC designed to OPERATE with the 8088/8086 PROCESSOR but 80486DX is an on-chip COPROCESSOR that is, it does not require an extra integrated chip for floating POINT arithmetics. |
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What is 80/20 rule?(a) 80% instruction is generated and 20% instruction is executed(b) 80% instruction is executed and 20% instruction is generated(c) 80%instruction is executed and 20% instruction is not executed(d) 80% instruction is generated and 20% instructions are not generatedI got this question in a national level competition.My question is based upon RISC Processor topic in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The CORRECT option is (a) 80% INSTRUCTION is generated and 20% instruction is executed |
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Which one of the following is the successor of 8086 and 8088 processor?(a) 80286(b) 80387(c) 8051(d) 8087I had been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.This is a very interesting question from Architecture of Embedded Systems in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct option is (a) 80286 |
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PUSH-POP mechanism is seen in _______(a) Stack pointer(b) Register(c) Memory(d) Index registerThe question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.Asked question is from 8 Bit Accumulator Processor of Embedded System topic in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct answer is (a) Stack POINTER |
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Which is an imperative language?(a) C program(b) SQL(c) XQuery(d) Concurrent model of HDLI have been asked this question during an interview.Question is taken from Types of Processors in chapter Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Right OPTION is (a) C program |
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Name the processor which helps in floating point calculations.(a) microprocessor(b) microcontroller(c) coprocessor(d) controllerI had been asked this question in an international level competition.My question is from Coprocessor of Intel in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Right OPTION is (c) COPROCESSOR |
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Which is an example of the multi-core processor which possesses 10 cores?(a) Intel Xeon E7-2850(b) AMD Phenom IIX2(c) Intel core duo(d) AMD Phenom IIX3I got this question in an online quiz.My question is from Types of Processors in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The CORRECT option is (a) INTEL XEON E7-2850 |
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What shows the brightness of the pixel in a digital signal processor?(a) luminance(b) transparent(c) chrominance(d) opaqueI have been asked this question during an interview for a job.This intriguing question comes from Types of Processors topic in portion Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Right ANSWER is (a) LUMINANCE |
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Which of the following architecture doesDSP56000 possess?(a) Harvard(b) von Neumann(c) CISC(d) program-storedThis question was addressed to me in class test.The origin of the question is Examples of Embedded System Digital Signal Processing in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Right answer is (a) Harvard |
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When an external interrupt is generated, what type of mode does the processor supports?(a) real mode(b) virtual mode(c) protected mode(d) supervisor modeThis question was addressed to me in an interview.The origin of the question is The Sun SPARC RISC Model in portion Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» RIGHT option is (d) supervisor mode Best explanation: In SPARC when an external interrupt is called, it CREATES an INTERNAL trap in which the current and next instructions GET saved and mode of the PROCESSOR switches to supervisor mode. |
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How many bits does DSP56000 processor have?(a) 8(b) 16(c) 24(d) 32I have been asked this question in an online quiz.This interesting question is from Examples of Embedded System Digital Signal Processing topic in chapter Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct answer is (C) 24 |
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Which architecture can one overcome the low bandwidth issue in MC6800 family?(a) RISC(b) CISC(c) von Neumann(d) program storedThe question was asked in an interview for internship.My query is from Examples of Embedded System Digital Signal Processing in portion Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» CORRECT answer is (a) RISC Explanation: RISC ARCHITECTURE can OFFER some improvement in the low bandwidth ISSUE since it has the ability to perform operations in a single cycle. |
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Which of the following is an 8-bit RISC Harvard architecture?(a) AVR(b) Zilog80(c) 8051(d) Motorola 6800I have been asked this question in an online interview.I'm obligated to ask this question of RISC Processor in portion Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct answer is (a) AVR |
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In which processor does the control register and system management mode register first appeared?(a) 80386(b) 80386SL(c) 80386DX(d) 80486This question was posed to me in a national level competition.My enquiry is from Features of Intel topic in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Right choice is (b) 80386SL |
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Which of the following is a coprocessor of Motorola 68000 family?(a) 68001(b) 68011(c) 68881(d) 68010This question was posed to me during an interview for a job.My doubt stems from Coprocessor of Intel topic in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Correct OPTION is (C) 68881 |
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In how many modes does 80386 can run?(a) 2(b) 4(c) 3(d) 5The question was asked in semester exam.I'm obligated to ask this question of Features of Intel topic in portion Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct ANSWER is (c) 3 |
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Which are the two modes of 80286?(a) Real mode and protected mode(b) Mode1 and mode2(c) Alternate and main(d) Mode A and mode BThe question was posed to me in an international level competition.This key question is from Architecture of Embedded Systems in chapter Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Right choice is (a) Real mode and protected mode |
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Which is the processor behind the IBM PC AT?(a) 80387(b) 8088(c) 80286(d) 8086This question was posed to me in an internship interview.I would like to ask this question from Architecture of Embedded Systems topic in chapter Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The CORRECT choice is (C) 80286 |
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Which coprocessor supports affine closure?(a) 80187(b) 80287(c) 80387(d) 8088This question was posed to me in exam.I would like to ask this question from Coprocessor of Intel in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Correct choice is (b) 80287 |
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How many bit register set does RISC 1 model used?(a) 138*24(b) 138*32(c) 69*16(d) 69*32I got this question during an interview for a job.My question is based upon The Berkeley RISC Model and Digital Signal Processing in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct answer is (b) 138*32 |
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How many additional registers does DSP56000 have?(a) 2(b) 4(c) 6(d) 8I had been asked this question at a job interview.My question comes from The Berkeley RISC Model and Digital Signal Processing topic in portion Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» RIGHT choice is (b) 4 Easy explanation: In addition to the six registers of DSP56000, it has four 24-bit registers X1, X0, Y1, Y0 which can be CONCATENATED to form 48 bit register X and Y. |
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Which of the following processor allows a multiple branch prediction?(a) 80386(b) P1(c) Intel Pentium(d) Intel Pentium proThis question was addressed to me in quiz.My question comes from Features of Intel in chapter Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Right option is (d) Intel Pentium pro |
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Which are the two register available in the protected mode of 80286?(a) General and segmented(b) General and pointer(c) Index and base pointer(d) Index and segmentedI got this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.This interesting question is from Architecture of Embedded Systems in chapter Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Correct choice is (C) INDEX and base pointer |
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What kind of support does 80286 access in protected mode?(a) Real mode(b) Address access(c) Data access(d) Virtual memoryI had been asked this question in semester exam.I'm obligated to ask this question of Architecture of Embedded Systems topic in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» Correct OPTION is (d) Virtual memory |
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Which is an example of superscalar architecture?(a) Pentium 4(b) 8086(c) 80386(d) Pentium proI had been asked this question during a job interview.This question is from Types of Processors in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct answer is (a) Pentium 4 |
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Which of the following processor are designed to perform calculations in graphics rendering?(a) GPU(b) digital signal processor(c) microprocessor(d) microcontrollerThe question was asked in my homework.My doubt is from Types of Processors in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct choice is (a) GPU |
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Which of the following statement is true for concurrency?(a) different parts of the program executes physically(b) different parts of the program executes sequentially(c) different parts of the program executes conceptually(d) different parts of the program executes sequentially and physicallyThe question was posed to me in an internship interview.This is a very interesting question from Types of Processors topic in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct choice is (C) different parts of the program executes CONCEPTUALLY |
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What is the color format of chrominance in a digital signal processor?(a) VGBA(b) VIBGYOR(c) White(d) RGBAThe question was asked during a job interview.Enquiry is from Types of Processors topic in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» RIGHT ANSWER is (d) RGBA The explanation: RGBA colors have four CHANNELS RED, green, blue, and alpha, which is transparent. |
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What is generated by an external interrupt in SPARC?(a) internal trap(b) external trap(c) memory trap(d) interfaced trapThe question was posed to me in my homework.Query is from The Sun SPARC RISC Model topic in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The CORRECT answer is (a) internal trap |
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Which of the following has a Harvard architecture?(a) EDSAC(b) SSEM(c) PIC(d) CSIRACI have been asked this question in a job interview.I need to ask this question from RISC Processor in portion Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The CORRECT option is (c) PIC |
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Which is the next successor of Intel Pentium?(a) Pentium pro(b) P1(c) P2(d) P5I had been asked this question at a job interview.My question is based upon Features of Intel topic in division Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct OPTION is (a) Pentium pro |
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Which of the following processor can handle infinity values?(a) 8080(b) 8086(c) 8087(d) 8088The question was asked during an online interview.Origin of the question is Coprocessor of Intel topic in section Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» The correct choice is (c) 8087 |
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Which one is the floating point coprocessor of 80286?(a) 8087(b) 80187(c) 80287(d) 80387This question was addressed to me in quiz.Question is taken from Coprocessor of Intel topic in chapter Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» CORRECT OPTION is (c) 80287 Best explanation: 80286 supports 80287 as its FLOATING point coprocessor which HELPS in floating point CALCULATIONS. |
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How many tables does an FIR function of a digital signal processor possess?(a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4The question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.This key question is from Examples of Embedded System Digital Signal Processing topic in chapter Embedded Processors of Embedded Systems |
Answer» RIGHT choice is (b) 2 Easiest explanation: Digital signal processor FUNCTION involves setting up of TWO TABLES and one is for sampled data and the other table is for filter coefficients which determine the filter response. It takes VALUES from the table and performs programs. |
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