I/O Systems and Connections

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Table of Contents

I/O Systems and Connections

System Architecture

Types of I/O Devices

Examples

Magnetic Discs

Disk Performance

Role of the Operating System

From Processor to Device

From Device to Processor

Memory - Device Interface

Direct Memory Access (DMA)

Buses - Connecting all together

Bus Timing

Accessing the Bus

Bus Standards

Author: Mel Slater

Email: clack@cs.ucl.ac.uk

Home Page: http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/C.Clack/