Practice - Objectives of the Unit
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Practice Questions
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What is Interrupt Driven I/O?
💡 Hint: Think about how it might differ from programmed I/O.
What does busy waiting refer to?
💡 Hint: Consider what the CPU is doing during this waiting.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a primary advantage of Interrupt Driven I/O over programmed I/O?
💡 Hint: Consider the key benefit of multitasking.
True or False: Control signals are not necessary for interrupt driven I/O.
💡 Hint: Think about the role of signals in communication.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a basic interrupt driven I/O system for a keyboard and a printer. Describe how you would handle keypress events and print jobs without busy waiting.
💡 Hint: Consider how traditional polling works and how interrupts change that approach.
Create a flowchart illustrating the steps for managing an interrupt in a computing system.
💡 Hint: Think about the sequence of actions triggered by an interrupt.
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