When a printer receives a command, it generates a unique signal to the os, which is called a (n) ?

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Kaiya Melton

5 June, 09:05

When a printer receives a command, it generates a unique signal to the os, which is called a (n) ?

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Layne Richards · Answer 1

When a printer receives a command, it generates a unique signal to the operating system (OS), which is called an 'interrupt'. The CPU keeps a record of the activity it was doing before it received the interrupt. It then completes the printing request. After that, it resumes the activity. Different interrupts have different priorities.