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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is an interrupt?
💡 Hint: Think about how signals inform the CPU when to stop and start tasks.
Question 2
Easy
What are maskable interrupts?
💡 Hint: Consider which interrupts might not need immediate attention.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What is the purpose of an interrupt?
- To ignore peripheral signals
- To allow immediate CPU response to urgent tasks
- To create new software commands
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a hardware signal requests CPU's immediate attention.
Question 2
True or False: Non-maskable interrupts can be ignored by the CPU.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider the name 'non-maskable'.
Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Assess the impact of interrupt prioritization in a system with various I/O operations and how it affects real-time performance.
💡 Hint: Consider how prioritizing tasks affects system responsiveness.
Question 2
Design an efficient ISR for a hardware interrupt triggered by an external sensor that requires fast processing without causing significant CPU latency.
💡 Hint: Think about what the ISR needs to accomplish versus what can wait.
Challenge and get performance evaluation