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In DMA transfers, the required signals and addresses are given by the ____.
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Solution: In Direct Memory Access (DMA), the DMA controller takes over bus control to put
addresses/control signals on the bus, freeing the CPU.
Answer: (C) DMA controllers
Answer: (C) DMA controllers
If there are 32 segments each of size 1K bytes, then the logical address should have
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Solution: 32 segments ⇒ segment bits = $\log_2 32 = 5$. Size = 1 KB ⇒ offset bits = $\log_2 1024 = 10$.
Total address bits $= 5 + 10 = \boxed{15}$.
Answer: (D) 15 bits
Total address bits $= 5 + 10 = \boxed{15}$.
Answer: (D) 15 bits
__________ interrupt may happen due to power failure.
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Power failure ⇒ Hardware interrupt.
11. Address of the next instruction to be executed is specified by ______________.
(A) MBR (B) MAR (C) PSW (D) PC
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Explanation: The Program Counter (PC) holds the address of the next instruction to be fetched and executed.
12. Auxiliary memory is also known as ______________ memory.
(A) Primary (B) Secondary (C) Binary (D) Quad
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Explanation: Auxiliary storage refers to secondary memory (e.g., HDD, SSD, tapes) used for non-volatile, large-capacity storage.
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