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@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ But the job of the kernel is not just to respond to process requests.
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Another job, which is every bit as important, is to speak to the hardware connected to the machine.
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There are two types of interaction between the CPU and the rest of the computer's hardware.
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-The first type is when the CPU gives orders to the hardware, the order is when the hardware needs to tell the CPU something.
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+The first type is when the CPU gives orders to the hardware, the other is when the hardware needs to tell the CPU something.
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The second, called interrupts, is much harder to implement because it has to be dealt with when convenient for the hardware, not the CPU.
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Hardware devices typically have a very small amount of RAM, and if you do not read their information when available, it is lost.
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