Neil Brown on Nostr: nprofile1q…qjw6u IRQ (ie ar kyoo). An interrupt request line in a PC, a direct ...
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IRQ (ie ar kyoo). An interrupt request line in a PC, a direct connection between some bit of hardware and the microprocessor. A communications line. The IRQ is used by hardware devices to let the microprocessor know when they're ready to do something or have already done something. Normally, you shouldn't clutter your head with such a bizarre term. However, a PC has only a given number of IRQs, and they get snatched up by optional hardware devices quickly. So, after you add a network adapter, sound card, and mouse, your computer runs out of IRQs and, though you may have expansion slots galore, you can't add anything new. "A Pentium computer may be powerful, speedy, and advanced, but it's still limited by the same inane IRQ problems as the old IBM PC AT."
IRQ (ie ar kyoo). An interrupt request line in a PC, a direct connection between some bit of hardware and the microprocessor. A communications line. The IRQ is used by hardware devices to let the microprocessor know when they're ready to do something or have already done something. Normally, you shouldn't clutter your head with such a bizarre term. However, a PC has only a given number of IRQs, and they get snatched up by optional hardware devices quickly. So, after you add a network adapter, sound card, and mouse, your computer runs out of IRQs and, though you may have expansion slots galore, you can't add anything new. "A Pentium computer may be powerful, speedy, and advanced, but it's still limited by the same inane IRQ problems as the old IBM PC AT."