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4: Strategies and Interface I/O

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    14826
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    Learning Objectives

    At the end of this unit, the learners will

    1. Explain the Strategies of Interface I/O
    2. Distinguish between handshaking and buffering
    3. Understand the programmed IO mode of data transfer
    4. Describe a DMA transfer.

    This section introduces the learners to the strategies of I/O interfaces. They include: polled, interrupt driven and DMA.

    • 4.1: Fundamentals I/O- handshake and buffering
      This section introduces the learner to the various strategies used in I/O interfaces and other operations possible on an interface
    • 4.2: Mechanisms of interruption- recognition of vector, and interrupt priority
      The following section introduces the learner to Interruptions that occur in Programmed I/O
    • 4.3: Direct Memory Access (DMA)
      This section introduces the learners to the DMA programmed I/O which provides access to the microprocessor between devices operating at different speeds
    • 4.4: Unit 4 Summary
      At the end of this unit, the learners will be conversant with the strategies of I/O interfaces. This involves accessibility of devices connected to the processor and where I/O transfers must take place between them and the processor. the various access methods, e.g. polling, interrupt and DMA. The interrupt process is also learned in this section.


    This page titled 4: Strategies and Interface I/O is shared under a CC BY-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Harrison Njoroge (African Virtual University) .

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