the duration for which the interrupt occures and the clock cycles it takes is called the int cycle.[and the processor needs to carry the interrupt routine ]
Interrupt can be generated by any resource a software or a hardware anytime as per the requirement.
so if the int is asychronous signal so there is no any fixed clock cycle dedicated to handle int but as the int signal detected it must be acknowledged by the processor
Answered by
Milind Naik
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6:03 PM on March 29, 2010