Q. The pin that is used to inform the CPU that the previous operation is completed is

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Q. The current channel status of program status word contains

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Q. Which of the following is an incorporated function to resolve interprocessor communication problems?

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Q. The device that deals with the bus access control functions and bus handshake activities is

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Q. The clock generator delays the READY signal until the signal _________ goes low.

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Q. The bus controller relinquishes the bus if

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Q. The signals that are used by the bus arbitration in the independent request method is

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Q. The signal that is used to drive a priority resolving network that actually accepts the bus request inputs is

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Q. Which of the following is the simplest and cheapest method of bus arbitration?

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Q. The method of bus arbitration that does not contain priority resolving network in it is

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Q. Which of the following is the fastest method of bus arbitration?

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Q. A set of address lines is driven by the controller in

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Q. The processors used in the multi-microprocessor are

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Q. The processor that executes the instructions fetched for it by the host processor is

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Q. The processor that asks for bus access or may itself fetch the instructions and execute them is

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Q. In tightly coupled systems, the microprocessors share

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Q. Communication between processors using a common system bus and common memory takes place in

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Q. The bus arbitration is handled by an external circuit in

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Q. The loosely coupled system has an advantage of

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Q. In a tightly coupled system, when a processor is using the bus then the local bus of other processors is in

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