How many flags are available in an 8086 microprocessor? How the parity flag (PF) is used by 8086 microprocessor?

How many flags are available in an 8086 microprocessor? How the parity flag (PF) is used by 8086 microprocessor?

9 flags are available in an 8086 microprocessor.

How many flags are available in an 8086 microprocessor? How the parity flag (PF) is used by 8086 microprocessor?

  1. CY :- Carry Flag
  2. P  :- Parity Flag
  3. AC  :- Auxiliary Flag
  4. Z  :-  Zero  Flag
  5. S  :-  Sign Flag
  6. O  :- Overflow Flag
  7. I  :-  Interrupt  Flag
  8. T  :- Trap Flag
  9. D  :- Directional Flag

Parity Flag(PF) : parity flag is set when result has even no. of 1’s and it is reset when result has odd no. of 1’s.