What does Interrupt refer to?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Operating Systems MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “What does Interrupt refer to?”
The accepted answer is A. A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately.. A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately is the fact required by What does Interrupt refer to option A Option B The core part of an operating system that manages hardware resources and communication between hardware and software does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately Option C A situation where two or more processes are blocked forever each waiting for a resource held by another does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A signal that pauses the CPU's current.
- A. A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately. ✓
- B. The core part of an operating system that manages hardware resources and communication between hardware and software.
Why not B: “The core part of an operating system that manages hardware resources and communication between hardware and software.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately.. A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately is the fact required by What does Interrupt refer to option A Option B The core part of
- C. A situation where two or more processes are blocked forever, each waiting for a resource held by another.
Why not C: “A situation where two or more processes are blocked forever, each waiting for a resource held by another.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately.. A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately is the fact required by What does Interrupt refer to option A Option B The core part of
- D. The process of storing the state of a running process so another process can be resumed later.
Why not D: “The process of storing the state of a running process so another process can be resumed later.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately.. A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately is the fact required by What does Interrupt refer to option A Option B The core part of
Correct answer
A. A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately.
Explanation
A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately is the fact required by What does Interrupt refer to option A Option B The core part of an operating system that manages hardware resources and communication between hardware and software does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A signal that pauses the CPU's current activity so it can handle an urgent event immediately Option C A situation where two or more processes are blocked forever each waiting for a resource held by another does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A signal that pauses the CPU's current.
Source: Operating Systems Official Reference Guide
Tags: computer science, operating systems, OS concepts, process management
Submitted by: MCQsHub Editorial
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