{"id":54084,"date":"2024-04-16T00:04:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=54084"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:04:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:04:09","slug":"a-section-of-code-to-which-control-is-transferred-when-a-processor-is-interrupted-is-known-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-section-of-code-to-which-control-is-transferred-when-a-processor-is-interrupted-is-known-as\/","title":{"rendered":"A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is interrupted is known as"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a97fd3310787\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    M                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    SVC                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    IP                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    MDR E. 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