The language understood by the microprocessor is called assembly language.

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• Machine language is independent of the type of microprocessor in a computer system.
• A mnemonic is an English-like instruction that is converted by an assembler into a machine code for use by a processor.
• A machine cycle is the time it takes a microprocessor to fetch and execute a complete instruction.
• An address bus is also called a unidirectional bus.
• A compiler is a translation program that converts high-level instructions into a set of binary instructions (machine code) for execution.
• It takes two memory locations (16 bits each) to store an address in the 8085 system.
• To keep the number of IC pins to a minimum, the 8085 uses a multiplexed bus.
• The control bus and memories share a bidirectional bus in a typical microprocessor system.
• The register in the 8085 microprocessor that is used to keep track of the memory address of the next opcode to be run in the program is the ________.
• A register in the microprocessor that keeps track of the answer or results of any arithmetic or logic operation is the _________.

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