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    The Hardware Mechanism That Allows a Device to Notify the CPU
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The Hardware Mechanism That Allows a Device to Notify the CPU

Question 9

Question 9

Multiple Choice

The hardware mechanism that allows a device to notify the CPU is called___________


A) polling
B) interrupt
C) driver
D) controlling

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