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Q1. Which pin on the 8257 DMA controller is used to signal a terminal count?

πŸ”Ή A. DRQ
πŸ”Ή B. TC
πŸ”Ή C. HLDA
πŸ”Ή D. READY

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: easy | βœ… Correct: B

Q2. What is the purpose of the two most significant bits of the 16‑bit terminal count register in the 8257?

πŸ”Ή A. Select DMA channel
πŸ”Ή B. Indicate operation type
πŸ”Ή C. Set priority level
πŸ”Ή D. Enable interrupt

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: medium | βœ… Correct: B

Q3. If the DMA address register for channel 0 is loaded with 0x3C00 and the terminal count register is set to transfer 4β€―KB, after the transfer completes, what will be the final address value in the address register?

πŸ”Ή A. 19456
πŸ”Ή B. 15360
πŸ”Ή C. 16384
πŸ”Ή D. 16383

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: hard | βœ… Correct: A

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