Practice - Starting Address and Data Count Setup
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Practice Questions
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What does DMA stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about how data accesses memory.
What is the role of the DMA controller?
💡 Hint: What does it directly control?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary function of DMA?
💡 Hint: Remember why we use DMA?
True or False: The CPU must always be involved in DMA transfers.
💡 Hint: What benefit does DMA provide regarding CPU usage?
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Challenge Problems
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You are tasked with transferring 2000 bytes of data from a device starting at memory location 4000. Describe the setup for the DMA transfer, including data count and starting address.
💡 Hint: Remember the numbers you should prepare for the operation.
Your system experiences a crash due to incorrect DMA configuration. Reflect on what went wrong and how you might prevent similar issues in the future.
💡 Hint: What details cost you the crash?
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