Which of the following is false about interrupts?
2023
Which of the following is false about interrupts?
- A.
Interrupts can be triggered by a hardware or by a software
- B.
Hardware interrupts may be triggered by sending a signal to CPU through a system bus
- C.
Software interrupts may be triggered by executing system calls
- D.
Trap is a hardware generated interrupt
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Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Option 4 Traps are software-generated interrupts used for exceptions or system calls, not hardware-generated. Therefore, the statement classifying traps as hardware interrupts is false.