The document discusses interrupts for the PIC18 microcontroller. It explains that interrupts allow the microcontroller to instantly respond to events like pin changes or timer overflows. When an interrupt occurs, the microcontroller stops executing the main program and jumps to the interrupt service routine (ISR) to handle the interrupt. It provides details on enabling and disabling interrupts, the interrupt vector table, and examples of using interrupts for external pins, timers, and serial communication.