Upon an interrupt what has to happen implicitly in hardware before control is transferred to the interrupt handler?
What will be an ideal response?
The hardware has to save the program counter value implicitly before the control goes to the handler. The hardware has to determine the address of the handler to transfer control from the currently executing program to the handler. Depending on the architecture interrupts may also be disabled.
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A) Save the picture to the same folder as the presentation. B) Use the Link to File PowerPoint option. C) If you change the picture, save it as the same file name in the same location. D) Use all lower-case letters in the file name.
Most types of coaxial cable display their ______________ on the cables themselves.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. JFrame B. panel C. window D. IDE