Practice - Design Issues of Device Controller
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Practice Questions
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What is the function of a device controller?
💡 Hint: Think about the role it plays in communication.
Define a sector on a hard disk.
💡 Hint: Consider how disks store data.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary function of a device controller?
💡 Hint: Think about what a manager does in an organization.
True or False: A device driver manages the hardware interaction directly.
💡 Hint: Consider the role of the driver.
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Challenge Problems
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Explain how the role of the device driver differs for USB and HDD controllers.
💡 Hint: Consider how different devices are used in practice.
Given a scenario where access times need to be improved for a database on a hard disk, what design modifications would you suggest?
💡 Hint: Think about storage efficiency and data retrieval optimization.
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