FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A signal sent by a hardware or software to CPU indicating that something needs attention
A
disturbance
B
interrupt
C
waiting
D
exclusion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An interrupt is a signal to the processor emitted by hardware or software indicating an event that needs immediate attention. Whenever an interrupt occurs, the controller completes the execution of the current instruction and starts the execution of an Interrupt Service Routine (ISR) or Interrupt Handler.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asynchronous exceptions, or “hardware interrupts” may occur at any time, and are used by hardware devices to signal that they require service.

Detailed explanation-3: -An interrupt is a signal that is sent to the processor to request immediate attention. When the processor receives this request, it suspends what it is doing and runs the process associated with the interrupt.

Detailed explanation-4: -An interrupt is a signal emitted by hardware or software when a process or an event needs immediate attention.

Detailed explanation-5: -An interrupt is a signal emitted by a device attached to a computer or from a program within the computer. It requires the operating system (OS) to stop and figure out what to do next. An interrupt temporarily stops or terminates a service or a current process.

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