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How does the software trigger an interrupt?
A. Sending signals to cpu through bus
B. Executing a special operation called system call
C. Executing a special program called system program
D. Executing a special program called interrupt trigger program
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What is a trap/exception?
A. Hardware generated interrupt caused by an error
B. Software generated interrupt caused by an error
C. User generated interrupt caused by an error
D. None of the mentioned
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What is an ISR?
A. Information service request
B. Interrupt service request
C. Interrupt service routine
D. Information service routine
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What is an interrupt vector?
A. It is an address that is indexed to an interrupt handler
B. It is a unique device number that is indexed by an address
C. It is a unique identity given to an interrupt
D. None of the mentioned
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DMA is used for __________
A. High speed devices(disks and communications network)
B. Low speed devices
C. Utilizing cpu cycles
D. All of the mentioned
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In a memory mapped input/output __________
A. The cpu uses polling to watch the control bit constantly, looping to see if a device is ready
B. The cpu writes one data byte to the data register and sets a bit in control register to show that a byte is available
C. The cpu receives an interrupt when the device is ready for the next byte
D. The cpu runs a user written code and does accordingly
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In a programmed input/output(PIO) __________
A. The cpu uses polling to watch the control bit constantly, looping to see if a device is ready
B. The cpu writes one data byte to the data register and sets a bit in control register to show that a byte is available
C. The cpu receives an interrupt when the device is ready for the next byte
D. The cpu runs a user written code and does accordingly
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In an interrupt driven input/output __________
A. The cpu uses polling to watch the control bit constantly, looping to see if a device is ready
B. The cpu writes one data byte to the data register and sets a bit in control register to show that a byte is available
C. The cpu receives an interrupt when the device is ready for the next byte
D. The cpu runs a user written code and does accordingly
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In the layered approach of Operating Systems __________
A. Bottom layer(0) is the user interface
B. Highest layer(n) is the user interface
C. Bottom layer(n) is the hardware
D. Highest layer(n) is the hardware
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