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Because Intel designed it that way.

The 8085 was designed as a 8 bit computer in a 16 bit address space. This means that the PC (Program Counter) and SP (Stack Pointer) should be 16 bits in size.

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Why the 16 bit 8085 microprocessor is not possible?

The 8085 was replaced with the 8086/8088. As such, there is no 16 bit version of the 8085.


Why are programme counter and stack pointer register 16 bit registers?

The program counter (PC) and stack pointer (SP) registers are 16-bit registers in the 8085 and in the 8086/8088 because that is how Intel designed the processors.


Main difference between 8085 and 8086?

The most significant difference between the Intel 8085 and 8086 microprocessors is that the 8085 is an 8-bit system and the 8086 is a 16-bit system. This difference allows the 8086 system to have a much larger set of operational instructions and can make calculations to more significant places. Note: the 8085 processor does have two 16-bit registers. The pointer and the program counter.


How many address bits does 8085 have?

The 8085 has a 16 bit address bus.


How many bits in 8085 microprocessor?

The 8085 is an 8-bit microprocessor. Even though there are some 16-bit registers (BC, DE, HL, SP, PC), with some 16-bit operations that can be performed on them, and a 16-bit address bus, the accumulator (A), the arithmetic logic unit (ALU), and the data bus are 8-bits in size, making the 8085 an 8-bit computer.


Why 8085 cannot be 16-bit microprocessor?

Because it is an 8-bit microprocessor.


Why microprocessor 8085 has 16 bit address lines?

Because that's how Intel designed it. The 8085 is an 8-bit computer operating on a 16-bit address space.


Why a 16-bit microprocessor8086 with an 8-bit memory?

The 8086/8088 microprocessor family is a 16 bit microprocessor. The 8086 implementation also has a 16 bit data bus, but the 8088 implementation has an 8 bit data bus, comparable to the 8085. The 8088 implementation was intended as a logical upgrade from the 8085, while keeping the complexity of the system on an equal footing as the 8085.


Study of 8085 microprocessor kit?

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Why program counter and stack pointer is 16- bit?

Because that's how Intel designed it. Even though the 8085 is an 8-bit computer, the program counter and stack pointer are 16 bits wide in order to support the address bus, which is also 16 bits wide. In the case of the 8086/8088, the program counter and stack pointer are still 16 bits wide, even though the address bus is 20 bits wide, because the 8086/8088 adds segmentation through the 16 bit segment register which is left shifted by 4.


What is the difference between the Intel 8085 and the Intel 8086?

The Intel 8085 is an 8 bit microprocessor created in 1977.The Intel 8086 is a 16 bit microprocessor created in 1978. The 8086 was the first chip to start the x86 architecture family.8085 contains 16-bit address bus and 8-bit data bus8086 contains 20-bit address bus and 16-bit data bus..In 8085 the clock speed is 3MHZwhere as in 8086 the clock speed is 5MHZ.there are two differences btw 8085&80861. 8086 has 6 byte queue but 8085 has 4 byte queue2. 8086 has 16 bit data bus where as 8085 has 8 bit data bus


What is HL pair in 8085 microprocessor?

HL is a register pair used to store 16 bit of data in 8085 microprocessor.