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Interrupt request

Irked by IRQs

Irked by IRQs

By Dave Michels on January 15, 2013

PCs use interrupt requests known as IRQs to manage various devices such as sound cards and modems. When the device has a need for processing power, it sends an interrupt request to the processor. It’s a silly design as the mere request is an interrupt itself. This is my day. It’s like when someone says […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology | Tagged Apple, google, Interrupt request, iphone, IRQ, twitter

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