The 8th bit of program status word (PSW) of 8086 microprocessor represents which of the following flags?

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  1. Overflow flag
  2. Direction flag
  3. Interrupt enable flag
  4. Trap flag

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Option 4 : Trap flag
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Program Status Word (PSW)

  • The Program Status Word (PSW) contains status bits that reflect the current CPU state.
  • It is a 16-bit register, seven bits remain unused while the rest nine are used.
  • Out of nine bits, six are status flags and three are control flags.
  • The 8th bit represents the trap flag.
  • The control flags are DF (Direction Flag), IF (Interrupt Flag), and TF (Trap Flag).
  • The status flags are CF (Carry Flag), AF (Auxiliary Carry Flag), SF (Sign Flag), ZF (Zero Flag), PF (Parity Flag), and OF (Overflow Flag).

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