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ECE 232Hardware Organization and DesignLecture 23Exceptions and Interrupts Maciej Ciesielski /ece/labs/vlsicad/ece232/spr2002/index_232.html Outline The Big Picture: Where are We Now? The Five Classic Components of a Computer Today’s Topics: Exceptions What happens when something goes wrong with program execution, computation. Exceptions Exception = unprogrammed control transfer system takes action to handle the exception must record the address of the offending instruction returns control to user must save restore user state What happens to Instruction with Exception? MIPS arc