Practice Addressing Scheme (25.3.1) - Programmed I/O Overview - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Addressing Scheme

Practice - Addressing Scheme

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define polling in one sentence.

💡 Hint: Think about how a parent checks if a child is ready to play.

Question 2 Easy

What is memory-mapped I/O?

💡 Hint: Consider how a shared space could work.

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Question 1

What is the main disadvantage of polling?

It wastes CPU time
It is too complex
It requires additional hardware

💡 Hint: Think about how it affects CPU performance.

Question 2

True or False: In memory-mapped I/O, I/O device addresses do not overlap with memory addresses.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember what memory-mapped means!

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Propose an optimization strategy to reduce CPU time wastage during polling operations in a low-priority system.

💡 Hint: Consider the advantages of being notified versus checking repeatedly.

Challenge 2 Hard

Compare and contrast the efficiency of memory-mapped and isolated I/O in a scenario with multiple I/O devices.

💡 Hint: Think about the complexity of managing addresses in both schemes.

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