Ch 10: Hardware Interrupts and PIC 8259

Examines hardware interrupt architecture, masking interrupts via IMR (port 0x21), cascading master and slave PICs, sending non-specific EOI (0x20) commands, and servicing asynchronous peripheral requests.

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Q71

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 10🏷️ VESA VBE Graphics Standards and High-Resolution ModesEasy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

VESA VBE 2.0 (Video Electronics Standards Association) defines standardized software programming interfaces for __________.

A.High Resolution Mode
B.Low Resolution Mode
C.Very High Resolution Mode
D.Medium Resolution Mode

Q72

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 10🏷️ VESA Graphics Standards and High-Color RGB FormattingMedium🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

In 16-bit VESA high-color graphics mode, how are the 16 color bits per pixel distributed across the Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) color channels?

A.5:5:5 format
B.5:6:5 format
C.6:5:6 format
D.5:6:7 format

Q73

📝 Short Q📘 CS401📑 Lec 10🏷️ VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE) ServicesMedium🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

Give the name and purpose of any one VESA BIOS Extension (VBE) service function.

💻 assembly Snippet

mov ax, 0x4F01
mov cx, 0x4117
int 0x10

Q74

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 10🏷️ VESA VBE 2.0 Graphics StandardEasy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

The VESA BIOS Extension (VBE 2.0) standard is primarily designed for supporting __________.

A.High Resolution Modes
B.Low Resolution Modes
C.Very High Resolution Modes
D.Medium Resolution Modes

Q75

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 10🏷️ VESA 16-Bit High Color Format (5:6:5 RGB)Medium🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

In 16-bit High Color graphics mode under VESA standards, how are the 16 bits of each pixel organized across the RGB color components?

A.5:5:5 (5 Red, 5 Green, 5 Blue)
B.5:6:5 (5 Red, 6 Green, 5 Blue)
C.6:5:6 (6 Red, 5 Green, 6 Blue)
D.5:6:7 (5 Red, 6 Green, 7 Blue)

Q76

📝 Short Q📘 CS401📑 Lec 10🏷️ VESA Super VGA BIOS Interrupt Services (INT 10h AH=4Fh)Medium🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

Name a specific VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) Super VGA BIOS service accessible via INT 10h.

💻 cpp Snippet

mov ax, 0x4f00
int 0x10

Q77

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 10🏷️ VESA Graphics 16-Bit High-Color Pixel FormatMedium🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

How does VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) organize 16 color bits per pixel in standard High-Color graphics modes?

A.5:5:5 format
B.5:6:5 format
C.6:5:6 format
D.5:6:7 format

Q78

📝 Short Q📘 CS401📑 Lec 10🏷️ VESA BIOS Service INT 10h (Get SuperVGA Information)Medium🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

Which registers and return codes are used by VESA BIOS service 'INT 10h - VESA - Get SuperVGA Information' to return system status and controller information?

💻 assembly Snippet

mov ax, 0x4f00
mov di, buffer
int 0x10

Q79

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 10🏷️ Graphics Mode Video Memory Mapping (Pixels)Easy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

In computer graphics display mode, a specific location in video RAM directly corresponds to a single __________ on the screen.

A.Line
B.Dot (Pixel)
C.Circle
D.Rectangle

Q80

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 10🏷️ VESA VBE 2.0 Super VGA StandardEasy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

The VESA VBE (Video BIOS Extensions) 2.0 standard was established to provide unified software interfaces for __________ display modes.

A.High-resolution mode (Super VGA)
B.Low-resolution mode
C.Medium-resolution mode
D.Very high-resolution mode

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