the interrupt which can be ignored by the processor ,while performing its operations are called maskable interrupts. generally maskable interrupts are the interrupts that comes from the pheripheral devices.
where as the non maskable interrupts are the interrupts which cannot be ignored. generally these type of interrupts are specified to be software interrupts.
the examples of maskable are: mouseclick,memoryread etc
the examples of non_maskable are:powerfailure,software corruptedetc
i need compare between vectored interrupt system and polling
internal interrupt is synchronous with the program while external interrupts are asynchronous.
polling interrupt is alternative to the vector interrupt , it requires that the interrupt handler poll or send a signal to each device in turn in order to find out which one is sent the interrupt request.....
interrupt is a signal caused by I/O devices where as subroutine is a part of the program which is excuted rapidly
In a computer, a vectored interrupt is an I/O interrupt that tells the part of the computer that handles I/O interrupts at the hardware level that a request for attention from an I/O device has been received and also identifies the device that sent the request. A vectored interrupt is an alternative to a polled interrupt , which requires that the interrupt handler poll or send a signal to each device in turn in order to find out which one sent the interrupt request.
interrupt handling is the process of handling a break or interrupt called by a program where as exception handling is for handling some exceptional conditions that'll occur when a program is running
I believe it is interrupt request line.
The 5.5 in RST 5.5 means that the interrupt vector is located between RST 5 and RST 6.
The root word for "interrupt" is "rupt," which comes from the Latin word "rumpere," meaning "to break." The prefix "inter-" means "between" or "among," so when combined with "rupt," it forms the word "interrupt," which means to break in between or disturb a conversation or event.
The difference is that a hardware interrupt is a signal relayed to a system's CPU directly because of some piece of hardware, such as a keyboard or mouse. A software interrupt is a signal sent to indicate that something within a piece of software requires attention.
In an IBM PC or compatible computer, IRQ2 should not be used because it is internally cascaded from the second 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controller, so as to provide IRQ8 through IRQ15.
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