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MC - CT1 - Scheme & Key

This document contains an exam for a course on microcontrollers. It includes: 1) Six multiple choice questions worth a total of 35 marks about microcontroller architecture, components of a computer system, instruction cycles, and 8051 microcontroller architecture. 2) The questions cover topics such as the differences between Von Neumann and Harvard architectures, microcontrollers vs embedded processors, the components of a processor and their functions, instruction cycles, 8051 architecture and addressing modes. 3) Students are asked to draw diagrams, label components, explain concepts and provide examples in their answers.

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MC - CT1 - Scheme & Key

This document contains an exam for a course on microcontrollers. It includes: 1) Six multiple choice questions worth a total of 35 marks about microcontroller architecture, components of a computer system, instruction cycles, and 8051 microcontroller architecture. 2) The questions cover topics such as the differences between Von Neumann and Harvard architectures, microcontrollers vs embedded processors, the components of a processor and their functions, instruction cycles, 8051 architecture and addressing modes. 3) Students are asked to draw diagrams, label components, explain concepts and provide examples in their answers.

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Name:………………………

Roll No:……………………..

MAR BASELIOS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE


B. Tech S4 (MINOR) INTERNAL EXAM-I, August 2021 ECT282-
MICROCONTROLLERS
Scheme & Answer Key

Part A

Q. No Question Mark

1. Distinguish between Von Neumann and Harvard computer 3


architectures with any 3 points with diagram (3 Marks)

2. Distinguish between microcontrollers and embedded processors with any 3 3


points with diagram (3 Marks)
Part B
3. a. Draw the architecture of processor. (3 Marks) 7

Explain the general architecture of processor by contrasting the internal features


such as ALU, Register, Control Unit, Buses etc. (4 Marks)
4. a. Draw the functional units of a computer. (2 Marks)
5

Explain the functional units of a computer such as:


Input Units, Output unit, Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), Control unit and Memory
units. (3 Marks)

b. Explain the term instruction cycle. (2 Marks) 2

Fetch, Decode and Execute cycle together is called instruction cycle.


5. a. Draw the architecture of 8051 Microcontroller (3 Marks) 7

Draw the architecture of 8051 microcontroller. (3 Marks)

Explain the general architecture of processor by contrasting the internal features


such as ALU, Register, Control Unit, Buses etc. (4 Marks)
6. a. Explain interrupt. (2 Marks) 4
An interrupt is an external or internal event that interrupts the microcontroller to
inform it that a device needs its service.
Explain about the external interrupts in 8051. (2 Marks)

b. Explain the term addressing mode in 8051 with examples. (3 Marks) 3


➢ Immediate Addressing Mode
➢ Register Addressing Mode
➢ Direct Addressing Mode
➢ Register Indirect Addressing Mode
➢ Indexed Addressing Mode
➢ Implied Addressing Mode

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