A device with data transfer rate 10 KB/sec is connected to a CPU. Data is…
GATE · 2005 · CS
A device with data transfer rate 10 KB/sec is connected to a CPU. Data is transferred byte-wise. Let the interrupt overhead be 4 microsec. The byte transfer time between the device interface register and CPU or memory is negligible. What is the minimum performance gain of operating the device under interrupt mode over operating it under program controlled mode?
- A.
15
- B.
25
- C.
35
- D.
45
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