Question

The absolute jump instruction is intended mainly for a jump within a memory space of

(a) 2 bytes

(b) 2 Kbytes

(c) 2 Mbytes

(d) none

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Origin of the question is 8051 Instruction Set -2 in chapter Microcontroller 8051 of Microprocessor

Answer 1

The correct choice is (b) 2 Kbytes

The explanation is: The absolute jump instruction is intended mainly for a jump within a memory space of 2 Kbytes.