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WHAT'S YOUR ENGINEERING QUOTIENT?

Problem 1—What is a delayed branch and why is it important for a programmer to know about?

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Problem 2—How many bytes of storage space are sufficient for storing the context information for a context switch on an 8051? (The 8051 has 8 8-bit general purpose registers R0-R7, a 16-bit data pointer, a 16-bit program counter an 8-bit stack pointer, and an 8-bit program status word or PSW.)

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