Interrupt

Summary: A signal sent to the processor indicating that an event needs immediate attention. Can be hardware-based (keyboard press, mouse click) or software-based (division by zero). Tags: concepts computer-science igcse-computer-science software Created: 2026-05-08T14:03:00Z Last Updated: 2026-05-08T14:03:00Z


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A signal sent to the processor indicating that an event needs immediate attention. Can be hardware-based (keyboard press, mouse click) or software-based (division by zero).