UNIT-III DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNIOLOGY::SVECW Page 12
2. Exceptions
•
Processor-detected exceptions Results when the processor encounters an error while attempting to execute an instruction.
•
Programmed exceptions These are instructions that generate an exception (e.g., INTO, INT, INT, and BOUND.
INTERRUPT VECTOR TABLE Interrupt processing on the x uses the interrupt vector table. Every type of
interrupt is assigned a number, and this number is used to index into the interrupt vector table. This table contains 256
bit interrupt vectors, which is the address (segment and offset) of the interrupt service routine for that interrupt number.
Share with your friends: 
