In Direct Memory Access (DMA) mechanism, the I/O devices and main memory…

2019

In Direct Memory Access (DMA) mechanism, the I/O devices and main memory exchange data directly, without the involvement of the ______.

  1. A.

    Processor

  2. B.

    I/O device

  3. C.

    Main memory

  4. D.

    Operating system

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Correct answer: A

In DMA, data transfer occurs directly between the I/O device and main memory, bypassing the CPU.

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