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Which of the following is used as a signal sent by a device to get the attention of the processor?
The correct answer is A. IRQ. For years, Windows has benefited from Plug and Play (PnP) technology, in which you install or connect a device, the device is automatically recognized and configured, and the appropriate driver is installed. The interrupt request (IRQ) line numbers is a signal sent by a device to
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Which of the following is used as a signal sent by a device to get the attention of the processor?
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- AIRQ
- BDMA
- CI/O port address
- Dmemory address range
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For years, Windows has benefited from Plug and Play (PnP) technology, in which you install or connect a device, the device is automatically recognized and configured, and the appropriate driver is installed. The interrupt request (IRQ) line numbers is a signal sent by a device to get the processor's attention when the device is ready to accept or send information. Each device must be assigned a unique IRQ number.
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