Practice - Eliminating Busy Waiting
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Practice Questions
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What is busy waiting?
💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU checks for device status.
Explain what interrupt-driven I/O allows the CPU to do.
💡 Hint: Consider how the CPU can multitask.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main problem with programmed I/O?
💡 Hint: Consider the idle CPU time.
True or False: Interrupt-driven I/O allows the CPU to do other tasks while an I/O operation is pending.
💡 Hint: Think about how interrupts change waiting behavior.
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Challenge Problems
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You are designing an interrupt-driven I/O system. What considerations should be made for different types of I/O devices?
💡 Hint: What devices might require more frequent or less frequent interrupts?
Analyze the impact of using programmed I/O for a high-speed network interface compared to interrupt-driven I/O. What could be the potential bottlenecks?
💡 Hint: Think about how often data comes in versus how often the CPU checks for it.
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