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The ability to temporarily halt the CPU and use this time to send information on buses is called
The ability to temporarily halt the CPU and use this time to send information on buses is called
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The correct option is C Cycle stealing
The ability to temporarily halt the CPU
and use this time to send information on buses is called Cycle stealing.
Cycle stealingis a method of
accessing computer memory (RAM) or bus without interfering with the CPU. It is
similar to direct memory access (DMA) for allowing I/O controllers to read or
write RAM without CPU intervention.
The ability to temporarily halt the CPU and use this time to send information on buses is called Cycle stealing.
Cycle stealingis a method of accessing computer memory (RAM) or bus without interfering with the CPU. It is similar to direct memory access (DMA) for allowing I/O controllers to read or write RAM without CPU intervention.
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