Direct Memory Access
1.

The DMA differs from the interrupt mode by __________

A.  

The involvement of the processor for the operation

B.  

The method of accessing the I/O devices

C.  

The amount of data transfer possible

D.  

None of the mentioned

2.

The DMA transfers are performed by a control circuit called as __________

A.  

Device interface

B.  

DMA controller

C.  

Data controller

D.  

Overlooker

3.

In DMA transfers, the required signals and addresses are given by the __________

A.  

Processor

B.  

Device drivers

C.  

DMA controllers

D.  

The program itself

4.

After the completion of the DMA transfer, the processor is notified by __________

A.  

Acknowledge signal

B.  

Interrupt signal

C.  

WMFC signal

D.  

None of the mentioned

5.

The DMA controller has _______ registers.

A.  

4

B.  

2

C.  

3

D.  

1

6.

When the R/W bit of the status register of the DMA controller is set to 1.

A.  

Read operation is performed

B.  

Write operation is performed

C.  

Read & Write operation is performed

D.  

None of the mentioned

7.

The controller is connected to the ____

A.  

Processor BUS

B.  

System BUS

C.  

External BUS

D.  

None of the mentioned

8.

Can a single DMA controller perform operations on two different disks simultaneously?

A.  

True

B.  

False

9.

The technique whereby the DMA controller steals the access cycles of the processor to operate is called __________

A.  

Fast conning

B.  

Memory Con

C.  

Cycle stealing

D.  

Memory stealing

10.

The technique where the controller is given complete access to main memory is __________

A.  

Cycle stealing

B.  

Memory stealing

C.  

Memory Con

D.  

Burst mode