Practice - Data Buffering and Transfer
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Practice Questions
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What is data buffering?
💡 Hint: Think about why we would store data before moving it.
What does a device driver accomplish?
💡 Hint: Consider the role of software in hardware communication.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the purpose of data buffering?
💡 Hint: Think about the role of temporary storage in data handling.
True or False: A device driver is not necessary for a computer to recognize its peripherals.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of a device driver.
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Challenge Problems
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A computer's performance is lagging due to frequent disk access. How could re-organizing data on the disk improve performance?
💡 Hint: Consider how different arrangements of data on the hard disk might affect physical access.
In a system using DMA, explain how CPU tasks might change during high-volume data transfers.
💡 Hint: Think about how resource allocation is managed with DMA compared to traditional methods.
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