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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What does DMA stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about data transfer methods.
Question 2
Easy
How does DMA benefit CPU performance?
💡 Hint: Remember how the CPU's time gets freed up.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What is the primary role of DMA?
- Control CPU function
- Manage data transfers directly
- Increase memory speed
💡 Hint: Think about what DMA does independently of the CPU.
Question 2
True or False: DMA reduces CPU overhead during data transfers.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider whether CPU efficiency improves with DMA.
Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Consider a system currently transferring large video files without DMA. What steps would you recommend implementing DMA, and how would it change the system’s performance?
💡 Hint: Think about the performance upgrades that DMA can bring.
Question 2
If a dual-core processor is handling simultaneous DMA requests from two different I/O devices, describe how it would manage these requests and what advantages it offers over single-threaded processing.
💡 Hint: Consider how multiple cores influence data handling capabilities.
Challenge and get performance evaluation