Practice - Interrupt Mechanisms
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Practice Questions
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What is an interrupt?
💡 Hint: Think about how signals inform the CPU when to stop and start tasks.
What are maskable interrupts?
💡 Hint: Consider which interrupts might not need immediate attention.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the purpose of an interrupt?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a hardware signal requests CPU's immediate attention.
True or False: Non-maskable interrupts can be ignored by the CPU.
💡 Hint: Consider the name 'non-maskable'.
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Challenge Problems
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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.
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.
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