In the 8085, the stack grows:

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In the 8085, the stack grows:

Answer: B. Downward (SP decremented) — In the 8085, stack operations decrement the stack pointer while pushing data, so the stack grows toward lower memory addresses.

  1. A.

    Upward (SP incremented)

  2. B.

    Downward (SP decremented)

  3. C.

    Both directions

  4. D.

    Does not change

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Correct answer: B

In the 8085, stack operations decrement the stack pointer while pushing data, so the stack grows toward lower memory addresses.

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