Practice OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS - 5 | EXPERIMENT NO. 5 TITLE: Interrupt Handling and Timer Interfacing (8085/8086 Microprocessors with 8253/8254 Timer) | Microcontroller Lab
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What signal does an Interrupt Service Routine respond to?

💡 Hint: Think about the function of interrupts.

Question 2

Easy

What does the 8254 timer do?

💡 Hint: Recall its main functionalities.

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Question 1

What is the primary function of an interrupt in a microprocessor?

  • To multiply numbers
  • To signal events
  • To read memory

💡 Hint: Consider what prompts the CPU to change its current task.

Question 2

Is a non-maskable interrupt disablable?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Reflect on the critical nature of non-maskable interrupts.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a simple program using the 8254 timer that generates a delay of 1 second with a 1 MHz clock input.

💡 Hint: Consider how you would break down the 1 second into timer counts based on the clock frequency.

Question 2

Explain the role of non-maskable interrupts in critical system operations.

💡 Hint: Think about why some events are so critical that they shouldn't be ignored.

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