Practice - Handling Interrupts During Execution
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Practice Questions
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What is an interrupt?
💡 Hint: Think about how devices communicate with the CPU.
Define busy waiting.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the CPU keeps asking if I/O is complete.
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What is the primary benefit of interrupt driven I/O?
💡 Hint: Consider how CPU utilization can improve.
True or False: In interrupt driven I/O, the CPU waits actively for devices to be ready.
💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU behaves compared to programmed I/O.
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Describe how the implementation of interrupt driven I/O radically changes the efficiency of computing systems compared to programmed I/O.
💡 Hint: Consider operational flow.
In complex systems, schedulers manage multiple interrupts. Discuss the trade-offs between hardware and software handling of interrupts.
💡 Hint: Think about control flow.
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