UNIT 4 & 5 CROSSED
Across
- 4. Process of interpreting CPU commands for devices
- 6. Hardware that manages direct memory access operations
- 8. Signal that notifies CPU an event requires attention
- 10. Interface pathway that connects CPU, memory, and I/O devices
- 12. I/O addressing technique sharing memory address space
- 14. Temporary storage used during I/O transfers
Down
- 1. Register in I/O module indicating device readiness or errors
- 2. Carries control signals like read/write between CPU and I/O
- 3. I/O addressing technique using separate address space
- 5. Pathway used for transferring actual data
- 7. Function that identifies transmission errors
- 8. Hardware component that manages communication between CPU and peripherals
- 9. Technique where CPU repeatedly checks device status
- 11. Unique identifier for an I/O device in isolated addressing
- 13. External device connected to a computer for input/output