Multiple choice

A computer handles several interrupt sources of which the following are relevant for this question. Interrupt from CPU temperature sensor Interrupt from Mouse Interrupt from Keyboard Interrupt from Hard Disk

  1. Interrupt from Hard Disk

  2. Interrupt from Mouse

  3. Interrupt from Keyboard

  4. Interrupt from CPU temp sensor

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Explanation

CPU temperature monitoring is critical for system stability and hardware protection. If the CPU overheats, immediate action (throttling or shutdown) is required to prevent permanent damage. User input devices (mouse, keyboard) have standard priority, and disk operations are important but less urgent than thermal protection. Hardware safety interrupts typically get highest priority.