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What does an interrupt do?

Consider the user mode (unprivileged) and kernel mode (privileged) of a processor. [5pts] How does the system switch from user mode to kernel mode? Clearly explain the hardware and/or software involved during this process. [5pts] How does the system switch from kernel mode back to user mode? Clearly explain the hardware and/or software involved during this process.

What is a process?

Comparing shared memory to message passing:

Storage device hierarchy is organized by:

What is context switch?

What part of the body is this image a cross-section from?      

What part of the body is this image a cross-section from? (Notice the presence of the corpus albicans)      

What part of blood is being highlighted by the arrows below? (They are pointing to the blue particles)        

What term describes structure B?