Media files such as video and music files are relatively heavy files. Which method do you think is more suitable when transferring such files between devices and memory? Interrupt driven 1/0 or Direct Memory Access (DMA)? Explain the reasons for your choice based on the mechanism of the method and the advantage it has over the other method.

Media files such as video and music files are relatively heavy files. Which method do you think is more suitable when transferring such files between devices and memory? Interrupt driven 1/0 or Direct Memory Access (DMA)? Explain the reasons for your choice based on the mechanism of the method and the advantage it has over the other method.

Database System Concepts

7th Edition

ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

Section: Chapter Questions

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