Answer:
Trap is a software interrupt that occurs when there is a system call, while hardware interrupt occurs when a hardware component needs urgent attention.
Explanation:
Interrupt is an input signal that disrupt the activities of a computer system, giving immediate attention to a hardware or software request.
In trap interrupt, the system activities are stop for a routine kernel mode operation, since it has a higher priority than the user mode. At the end of the interrupt, it switches control to the user mode.
The hardware interrupt is a signal from hardware devices like the input/output devices, storage and even peripheral devices that draws an immediate attention of the processor, stopping and saving other activities and executing the event with an interrupt handler.
