Practice Architecture Of The 8086 Microprocessor (2.4.1) - Microprocessor Architectures: 8085 and 8086
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Architecture of the 8086 Microprocessor

Practice - Architecture of the 8086 Microprocessor

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the main function of the Bus Interface Unit (BIU)?

💡 Hint: Think about the role of communication in a microprocessor.

Question 2 Easy

Name one of the segment registers in the 8086 microprocessor.

💡 Hint: Consider what types of memory segments might exist.

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Question 1

What does the Bus Interface Unit (BIU) do?

Fetches instructions
Performs calculations
Manages system power

💡 Hint: Focus on what component manages communication with memory.

Question 2

True or False: The 8086 can operate in both minimum and maximum modes.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how processors adapt to different architecture needs.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Describe how the architecture of the 8086 allows for multitasking in modern computing environments compared to single processors.

💡 Hint: Consider how memory management corresponds to multitasking capabilities.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a physical address calculated from a segment register of 2000H and an offset of 1234H, what will be the resulting physical address? Show all steps.

💡 Hint: Work through the multiplication by shifting the segment left!

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