Correct answer: (D) Initiation of interrupt service
Explanation
The old program counter is saved via MBR to the memory address X while PC is replaced by service-entry address Y. Saving the return address and transferring control to a handler is interrupt-service initiation, D. An ordinary fetch does not save the old PC to memory this way.
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