Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Software (Section 13 - No. 30)
What action does a CPU undertake when it receives an interrupt?
It continues with its current task.
It pauses its current operation to handle the interrupt.
It restarts the computer.
It deletes all of the user's files.
Paliwanag
An interrupt signals the CPU to temporarily halt its current operation and handle a specific event.