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In general the two interrupt request lines are ____________
maskable & non maskable interrupts
blocked & non maskable interrupts
maskable & blocked interrupts
none of the mentioned
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The CPU hardware has a wire called __________ that the CPU senses after executing every instruction.
interrupt request line
interrupt bus
interrupt receive line
interrupt sense line
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In polling ____________
busy – wait cycles wait for I/O from device
interrupt handler receives interrupts
interrupt-request line is triggered by I/O device
all of the mentioned
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A non blocking system call _________________
halts the execution of the application for an extended time
does not halt the execution of the application
does not block the interrupts
none of the mentioned
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When device A has a cable that plugs into device B, and device B has a cable that plugs into device C and device C plugs into a port on the computer, this arrangement is called a _________
port
daisy chain
bus
cable
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For large data transfers, _________ is used.
dma
programmed I/O
controller register
none of the mentioned
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The ______ register is read by the host to get input.
flow in
flow out
data in
data out
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What is a dedicated device?
opposite to a sharable device
same as a sharable device
can be used concurrently by several processes
none of the mentioned
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The _________ determines the cause of the interrupt, performs the necessary processing and executes a return from the interrupt instruction to return the CPU to the execution state prior to the interrupt.
interrupt request line
device driver
interrupt handler
all of the mentioned
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A keyboard is an example of a device that is accessed through a __________ interface.
block stream
set of blocks
character stream
none of the mentioned
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