Question

Which of the following can generate an interrupt?

(a) timer

(b) trigger

(c) delay

(d) counter

The question was posed to me during an internship interview.

My question comes from Errors of ADC Technique topic in section Interfacing to the Analog World of Embedded Systems

Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) timer

To elaborate: The timer can generate an interrupt to the processor at the rate of sampling frequency.