Look up: IRQ

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   IRQ
   Interrupt ReQuest. A set of 16 lines on the PC Bus, that when asserted by the I/O device, notifies the CPU that the device is in need of servicing. IRQ's 2 and 9 are ganged, as this is the way that the PC architecture was extended from the 8 bit 8 IRQ 'PC/XT' bus to the 16 bit 286 'AT' bus. On most 32 bit protected mode operating systems, peripherals cannot share an IRQ, as the OS would not know which of the two peripherals needed servicing. All internal modems installed on Com3 or Com4 are atte...
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   IRQ
   Interrupt request, details ...
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   IRQ
   Interrupt Request
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   IRQ
   Interrupt Request. A line or signal which is activated by a peripheral to issue a hardware interrupt to the CPU.
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   IRQ
   Interrupt request line- Each device connected to a computer (microprocessor) must have a specified interrupt line value. With Plug-and Play (PnP), users do not need to set IRQ values manually (or be aware of them) when adding a new device to a computer. BIOS specifies IRQ routing tables for them.
   Found on http://www.mcsx.co.uk/glossary.php
   
   
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   IRQ
   Interrupt ReQuest, the signal that a peripheral or program uses to interrupt the CPU.
   Found on http://www.micro2000uk.co.uk/hardware_gl
   
   
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   IRQ
   interrupt request
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   Irq
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   IRQ
   Interrupt Request
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