8085 microprocessor has _____ hardware interrupts.

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8085 microprocessor has _____ hardware interrupts.

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  2. B.

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  3. C.

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  4. D.

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Correct answer: D

Answer: 5 hardware interrupts.

Explanation: The Intel 8085 provides five hardware interrupt lines.

  • TRAP — Non-maskable interrupt and has the highest priority; it is vectored.

  • RST7.5 — Vectored restart interrupt (maskable) with high priority among maskable interrupts.

  • RST6.5 — Vectored restart interrupt (maskable).

  • RST5.5 — Vectored restart interrupt (maskable).

  • INTR — General-purpose maskable interrupt (non-vectored); an external device or hardware must supply an appropriate response or vector.

Priority order: TRAP > RST7.5 > RST6.5 > RST5.5 > INTR.

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