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The added output of the bits of the interrupt register and the mask register is set as an input of ______________(a) Priority decoder(b) Priority encoder(c) Process id encoder(d) MultiplexerI had been asked this question in a national level competition.The query is from Interrupts topic in chapter Input/Output Organisation of Computer Architecture

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The correct answer is (B) Priority encoder

Easy explanation: In a parallel priority system, the priority of the device is obtained by ADDING the contents of the INTERRUPT register and the MASK register.



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