Interrupt request
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interrupt-request-187-13992158
title:
Interrupt request
text:
In a computer, an interrupt request is a hardware signal sent to the processor that temporarily stops a running program and allows a special program, an interrupt handler, to run instead. Hardware interrupts are used to handle events such as receiving data from a modem or network card, key presses, or mouse movements. Interrupt lines are often identified by an index with the format of IRQ followed by a number. For example, on the Intel 8259 family of programmable interrupt controllers (PICs) the
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encyclopedia
description:
Hardware signal sent to a processor to interrupt a running program and handle input
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrupt_request
date created:
2005-08-25T01:26:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T15:48:53Z
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