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📝 Interfacing of 8259A with 8085A

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Q1. Which pin on the 8253 is designated as the Chip Select (CS) terminal?

🔹 A. Pin 21
🔹 B. Pin 22
🔹 C. Pin 23
🔹 D. Pin 24

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. What is the primary purpose of the GATE n input on each 8253 counter?

🔹 A. It provides the clock signal for the counter
🔹 B. It enables or disables counting based on an external condition
🔹 C. It determines the output polarity of the OUT pin
🔹 D. It selects the counter’s operating mode

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: D

Q3. A designer needs a 1 kHz square wave from counter 0 using a 2 MHz system clock. Which count value should be loaded into counter 0 in mode 2?

🔹 A. \(500\)
🔹 B. \(1000\)
🔹 C. \(2000\)
🔹 D. \(4000\)

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: C

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