The 8085 microprocessor is an 8-bit CPU with 40 pins that requires a +5V power supply. It has an 8-bit data bus and 16-bit address bus that can access up to 64KB of memory. The 8085 architecture includes six 8-bit registers (BC, DE, HL), an 8-bit accumulator, 16-bit program counter, 16-bit stack pointer, and 5-bit flag register. The multiplexed address/data bus is used to transfer both addresses and data. Control signals include RD, WR, ALE and status signals S1 and S0 are used to indicate read, write and other operations to memory or I/O devices.