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Define Interrupt and Their Types

Definition:

An interrupt is a signal sent to the processor by hardware or software indicating an event that needs

immediate attention. It temporarily halts the current operations, saves its state, and executes a

function called an interrupt handler (or ISR - Interrupt Service Routine) to deal with the event. Once

the ISR is executed, the processor resumes the interrupted task.

Types of Interrupts:

1. Hardware Interrupt:

These are generated by hardware devices (like keyboard, mouse, disk, etc.) to signal that they

require CPU attention.

2. Software Interrupt:

These are generated by programs or software to request a system call or for debugging purposes.

3. Maskable Interrupt:

These interrupts can be ignored or 'masked' by setting a bit in an interrupt mask register.

4. Non-Maskable Interrupt:

These are high-priority interrupts that cannot be disabled or ignored by the processor.

5. Vectored Interrupt:

In this type, the interrupt source provides the address of the ISR. It allows faster execution.

6. Non-Vectored Interrupt:

In this case, the address of the ISR is predefined and fixed for the interrupt.

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