Practice THEORY / BACKGROUND - 1 | EXPERIMENT NO. 5 TITLE: Interrupt Handling and Timer Interfacing (8085/8086 Microprocessors with 8253/8254 Timer) | Microcontroller Lab
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Question 1

Easy

What is an interrupt?

💡 Hint: Think about how your phone alerts you of incoming calls.

Question 2

Easy

Can you name two types of interrupts?

💡 Hint: One is triggered by physical devices; the other by software.

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Question 1

What is an interrupt in a microprocessor?

  • A signal to the memory
  • A signal to the CPU indicating an event
  • A type of software exception

💡 Hint: Think about how events trigger attention from CPU.

Question 2

True or False: Non-maskable interrupts can be disabled by software.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Which type of interrupt do you think is most critical?

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

If an 8085 microprocessor has its TRAP interrupt signaled, what should be the CPU's course of action, and how does it affect running programs?

💡 Hint: Think about how urgent calls require action but don't cut off your current task immediately.

Question 2

In a practical application scenario, illustrate a situation where maskable interrupts could lead to issues if not managed correctly in an 8085 microprocessor system?

💡 Hint: Consider how delay in data might cause larger problems, especially in real-time systems.

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