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How does the CPU interface with the device to coordinate the transfer?

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Step-by-step explanation:

The CPU can initiate a DMA (Direct Memory Access) operation by writing values into special registers that can be independently accessed by the device, The device initiates the corresponding operation once it receives a command from the CPU.

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