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8086 Microprocessor

The document discusses interrupts in the 8086 microprocessor. There are hardware interrupts and software interrupts, with hardware interrupts being maskable or non-maskable and software interrupts having 256 types. An interrupt is a signal or event that requests the CPU to suspend the current program and handle the interrupt request by running another related program.

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8086 Microprocessor

The document discusses interrupts in the 8086 microprocessor. There are hardware interrupts and software interrupts, with hardware interrupts being maskable or non-maskable and software interrupts having 256 types. An interrupt is a signal or event that requests the CPU to suspend the current program and handle the interrupt request by running another related program.

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8086

MICROPROCESSOR
G. Mahalakshmi Malini
Assistant Professor/ ECE
Avinashilingam Institute for home Science and Higher Education for Women
Interrupt

Hardware
Software Interrupt
Interrupt

Maskable Non-Maskable 256 types of


Interrupt Interrupt Software Interrupt
INTERRUPT is
a signal or an
What is
event used to
request the
interrupt
CPU to
?
suspend the
current
program and
take up
another
program
related to the
interrupt

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