2 votes 2 votes The clock interrupt handler on a certain computer requires $2\: msec$ (including process switching overhead) per clock tick. The clock runs at $60\: Hz.$ What fraction of the CPU is devoted to the clock? Operating System tanenbaum operating-system input-output interrupts descriptive + – admin asked Oct 28, 2019 admin 1.5k views answer comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
4 votes 4 votes Answer: $2\;\text{msec}$ $\;60 $ times a second $=120 \;\frac{\text{msec}}{\text{sec}}=12\%\;\text{of the CPU time}$ `JEET answered Oct 28, 2019 `JEET comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.