Practice Device Service Routine (25.5) - Programmed I/O Overview - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1 Easy

Define programmed I/O.

💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU interacts with I/O devices.

Question 2 Easy

What does polling mean?

💡 Hint: Consider the action of continuously checking something.

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Question 1

What is the primary function of programmed I/O?

To automate I/O operations
To enable CPU control over I/O
To eliminate the need for I/O devices

💡 Hint: Focus on the control aspect of I/O.

Question 2

True or False: Isolated I/O and memory-mapped I/O use the same address space.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how addresses are allocated in each scheme.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Construct a flowchart that illustrates the steps an I/O operation follows, from initiation to data transfer.

💡 Hint: Use shapes to represent different stages of the process.

Challenge 2 Hard

In a given memory-mapped scheme, if 255 addresses are reserved for memory and 15 for I/O, how many total devices can be addressed?

💡 Hint: Calculate the number of devices based on the reserved addresses.

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