The use of interrupts in a time-sharing computer system.
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Authors
Egerton, James White
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Cotton, Mitchell L.
Date of Issue
1967-06
Date
June 1967
Publisher
Monterey, California. U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Digital computer interrupts are becoming more important as these machines increase in the interaction with their environment. Different methods of interrupt implementation are described. They are then analyzed in the areas of response time, overhead , and saturation. Examples of the use of interrupts in different computational environments are given. Five modifications to a general purpose computer system are proposed. These modifications, each of which used interrupts, enable the system to be more easily used in a limited time-sharing mode. The results of these modifications are compared to those of the software that would be required to accomplish the same objectives.
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Department of Electrical Engineering
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Naval Postgraduate School
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.