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Which of the following issues may occur when an interrupt signal does not reach the CPU as expected?

A missing interrupt occurs when the hardware does not generate the expected interrupt signal for a change in state, causing the operating system or CPU to wait indefinitely for an interrupt that never arrives.

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  • Which interrupt type cannot be ignored by the CPU and must be processed immediately?
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  • In a multiprocessor system, what protocol is used to maintain consistency of cached data when an interrupt occurs?
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