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- 1. Multiple-choice1 minute1 pt
The ability of the processor to stop what is currently doing and instead service a request from hardware or software is known as
hardware handling
buffer handling
interrupt handling
error handling
- 2. Fill-in-the-Blank1 minute1 pt
Complete the missing word
When an interrupt is r______, the processor stops what it is doing and services the interrupt
- 3. Fill-in-the-Blank1 minute1 pt
Complete the missing word
When an interrupt is raised, the __________ stops what it is doing and services the interrupt
- 4. Multiple-choice1 minute1 pt
If the interrupt is raised by a program rather than a piece of hardware it is known as a
device driver interrupt
operating system interrupt
peripheral interrupt
software interrupt
- 5. Multiple-choice1 minute1 pt
Interrupts are also particularly used by operating systems to take control back of the processor every fixed time period in order to implement which function?
security
utility management
multi-tasking
- 6. Multiple-choice1 minute1 pt
Which of these scenarios might result in a printer raising an interrupt?
(select all that apply)
paper jammed
sudden power cut
empty paper tray
printer buffer empty
- 7. Fill-in-the-Blank1 minute1 pt
Complete the two missing words:
D_____ D_______ software might raise interrupts to notify the operating system that the hardware it is controlling needs servicing
- 8. Multiple-choice1 minute1 pt
A more inefficient alternative to interrupts involves continually checking hardware for servicing requests in a continual loop. This process is known as...
loop handling
loop servicing
polling
keep checking the postbox
- 9. Multiple-choice1 minute1 pt
A user-generated interrupt (e.g. moving a mouse) would be given a higher one of these to ensure that the user interface does not lag in being updated:
priority
service
frequency
- 10. Fill-in-the-Blank1 minute1 pt
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