Practice - Hardware Poll Mechanism
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Practice Questions
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What signal is sent to the CPU from an I/O device requesting attention?
💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU gets notified about tasks.
What do flag bits control in the context of interrupts?
💡 Hint: Recall the role of AI involved in managing interrupts.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What happens when an interrupt signal is received by the CPU?
💡 Hint: Think about CPU processes and task completion.
True or False: The programmer is responsible for managing interrupt enabling and disabling.
💡 Hint: Consider the role of programmers in system operations.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple CPU architecture that incorporates multiple interrupt lines with different priority levels. Discuss how it would handle an incoming interrupt.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of prioritization in real-world applications.
Explain the consequences of failing to re-enable interrupts after a critical process. Provide an example scenario.
💡 Hint: Think about systems where timely processing is essential.
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