A special request originated from some device to the CPU to acquire some of its time is called ___________ a) Disturbance b) Attenuation c) Interrupt d) Noise

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Answer: c Explanation: An interrupt is a kind of request which takes control of the system bus for some time, then performs all the operations and gives back control to the  CPU. It is usually identified by some number and is handled by the interrupt controller

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