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Device Management Notes

Device Management is a crucial function of an Operating System that manages I/O devices and acts as a bridge between them and user programs. It involves device controllers, device drivers, and various methods of I/O communication, including Programmed I/O, Interrupt-Driven I/O, and Direct Memory Access. The document also distinguishes between Memory-Mapped I/O and I/O-Mapped I/O, highlighting their operational differences.

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Device Management Notes

Device Management is a crucial function of an Operating System that manages I/O devices and acts as a bridge between them and user programs. It involves device controllers, device drivers, and various methods of I/O communication, including Programmed I/O, Interrupt-Driven I/O, and Direct Memory Access. The document also distinguishes between Memory-Mapped I/O and I/O-Mapped I/O, highlighting their operational differences.

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Device Management - Operating System Notes

1. What is Device Management?

Device Management is one of the important functions of an Operating System (OS). It controls and manages

all input/output (I/O) devices such as keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, hard disk, USB, etc. The OS acts as

a bridge between the devices and the user programs.

2. General Device Characteristics

- Speed Differences: Devices work at different speeds compared to CPU.

- Modes of Operation: Input only (keyboard), output only (printer), both (hard disk).

- Data Transfer: Devices may send/receive data in characters or blocks.

- Shared or Dedicated: Some devices can be shared; others are dedicated to one user.

3. Device Controllers

A device controller is a hardware component that connects a device to the system. It has its own processor

and registers. It controls how data is transferred between device and system.

4. Device Drivers

A device driver is a software program that allows the OS to communicate with hardware devices. It acts as a

translator, hides hardware details, and each device has its own driver.

5. Types of I/O Communication

There are 3 main methods:

a) Programmed I/O (Polling): CPU checks device repeatedly. Wastes CPU time.

b) Interrupt-Driven I/O: Device sends interrupt signal when ready. More efficient.

c) Direct Memory Access (DMA): Device transfers data directly to memory using DMA controller.

6. Memory-Mapped I/O vs I/O-Mapped I/O

a) Memory-Mapped I/O: Devices use memory address space. CPU uses normal instructions.
Device Management - Operating System Notes

b) I/O-Mapped I/O: Devices have separate I/O instructions. Simpler but limited.

7. Summary Table

Device Controller -> Hardware that controls device operation

Device Driver -> Software that helps OS interact with the device

Programmed I/O -> CPU checks device again and again

Interrupt-Driven I/O -> Device tells CPU when it's ready

DMA -> Device transfers data directly to memory

Memory-Mapped I/O -> Devices use memory address space

I/O-Mapped I/O -> Devices have separate I/O instructions

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