Software is divided into system software and application software, and this topic explains the purpose of each with examples. You will study the operating system and the tasks it manages, along with utility software and firmware, and the role of the BIOS and bootloader when a computer starts. The second half covers interrupts: what causes them, how the processor responds using an interrupt service routine, and why interrupts are needed at all.
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