Practice Interrupt Prioritization Mechanisms (27.5.3) - Interrupts and Processor Management
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Interrupt Prioritization Mechanisms

Practice - Interrupt Prioritization Mechanisms

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Question 1 Easy

What is an interrupt?

💡 Hint: Think about why devices need to communicate with the CPU.

Question 2 Easy

What does the interrupt enable flag do?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when this flag is set or cleared.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of the interrupt enable flag?

To disable all interrupts
To allow device interrupts
To speed up execution

💡 Hint: Think about the CPU's ability to communicate with other devices.

Question 2

True or False: Hardware polling is more efficient than software polling.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the speed of communication in a busy system.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a system that uses both software and hardware polling for interrupt management. Explain how each method works and when to use each.

💡 Hint: Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each method.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the impact of not properly managing interrupt priorities in a real-time operating system scenario, such as in aerospace control systems.

💡 Hint: Think about the consequences of prioritizing non-critical tasks over essential operations.

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