Practice Maskable Interrupts (IRQ) - 9.2.3 | 9. Interrupt Mechanisms | System on Chip
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a maskable interrupt?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the CPU's ability to prioritize tasks.

Question 2

Easy

Give an example of a device that generates maskable interrupts.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider commonly used input devices.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

Maskable interrupts can be disabled by the CPU.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the CPU's control over interrupts.

Question 2

Maskable interrupts are used for high-priority tasks.

  • True
  • False
  • It depends on the context

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of how CPU prioritizes tasks.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Develop a simple state machine that uses maskable interrupts to process input from a user interface device while ensuring higher-priority system tasks are processed without delay.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on how to integrate event management with priority handling.

Question 2

Analyze how embedded systems can suffer from too many maskable interrupts and propose solutions to manage this effectively.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the concept of interrupt buffering as a temporary management queue.

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