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Everything about Interrupt request
Hardware signal sent to a processor to interrupt a running program and handle input
In an IBM PC-compatible 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. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Interrupt requestA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Software EngineeringThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Real‐time performance assessment using fast interrupt request on a standard Linux kernelCited 7 times
- Go sideways: Intel 8259A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Industry Standard ArchitectureA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The act of interrupting any of several hardware processes in a computer.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
Software EngineeringRoger S. Pressman, Bruce Maxim · 1982- 📕TelecommunicationsUnited States. General Accounting Office · 1988
History of the Donner partyCharles Fayette McGlashan · 1880
Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScriptRobin Nixon · 2009
Getting organized at workKenneth Zeigler, Kenneth Zeigler · 2005
The Works of William Harrison AinsworthWilliam Harrison Ainsworth · 1900
Treaty Occupationay ToxicologySuelen Queiroz · 2010
Raspberry Pi CookbookSimon Monk · 2014
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