Question: 7
(Choose 1 answer)
The instruction, which adds 1 to thevalue in a memory location, has five stages: fetch opcode (four cycles). fetch
operand address (three cycles). fetch operand (three cycles). add 1 to operand (three cycles), and store operand
(three cycles). An interrupt sends request at beginning of fetch operand stage. How many cycles does the
processor enter the interrupt processing cycle?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
E. 10
