August 1997
CS202: COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND DATA COMMUNICATION

QUESTION 5

Total Marks: 20 Marks

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SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS
for Question 5
5. (a) Identify and describe any four aspects of I/O behavior within an operating system. [8]
(b) Give four reasons for the occurrence of an I/O interrupt. [4]
(c) Describe in detail the tasks performed by the operating system when an I/O interrupt occurs. [8]