What does Interrupt mean?

[john wen]

What is the meaning of interrupt of CPU?
Also can you please quote some example of CPU's interrupt?
Lastly what does Interrupt Request(IRQ) mean?

john wen

 

[20004]

www.google.com find answer

 

[Peter Kaufman]

John,
http://www.computerhope.com/irqs.htm#02

20004,
How To Answer Questions in a Helpful Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#id2854600


Peter Kaufman MCP

 

[noone]

Might I suggest the book "Upgrading and Repairing PC's"
14th edition.