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Names: ________________________________________________________________________________
University: _____________________________________________________________________________
Phone no and Email: ______________________________________________________________________

Instructions: You are given 50 minutes to solve this test, each questions carries 2 marks (otherwise
mentioned). You must be in occupation of your own calculators and pens. Cutting and overwriting is not
allowed and use of cellphones is prohibited. Good luck!

1. A micro controller at-least should consist of:

a) RAM, ROM, I/O devices, serial and parallel ports and timers
b) CPU, RAM, I/O devices, serial and parallel ports and timers
c) CPU,RAM, ROM, I/O devices, serial and parallel ports and timers
d) CPU, ROM, I/O devices and timers

2. Unlike micro processors, micro controllers make use of batteries because they have:
a) high power dissipation
b) low power consumption
c) low voltage consumption
d) low current consumption

3. How are micro controllers classified on the basic of internal bus width?
a) 8,16,32,64 bits
b) 4,8,16,32 bits
c) 8,16 bits
d) 4,16,32 bits

4. What is the file extension that is loaded in a micro controller for executing any instruction?
a) .doc
b) .c
c) .txt
d) .hex

5. What are the most appropriate criterion for choosing the right micro controller of our choice?
a) speed
b) availability
c) ease with the product
d) all of the mentioned

6. Why does multiplexing technique used to drive multiple 7-segment displays?

7. What is the difference between microcontroller and microprocessor?

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8. Give the name of any two microcontroller manufacturers.

9. What is the benefit of interrupt feature in terms of CPU operation?

10. PWM is used to vary:

a) t b) T c) both a & b

11. The duty cycle can be defined as:

a) A fraction of the period for which the signal is on.
b) A fraction of the pulse for which the signal is on.
c) A fraction of the frequency for which the signal is on.
d) A fraction of the baud rate.

12. State the three types of IC technologies (hint: One of them is VLSI).

13. List four consumer products that typically include a microcontroller.[4]

a) ___________________ b) ______________________

c) ___________________ d) ______________________

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15. Design a flow chart for one minute timer. [10]

16. Design a flow chart to ON/OFF the led according to the switch at input.[10]

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