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__________ is more efficient than interrupt-driven or programmed I/O for a multiple-word I/O transfer.

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Direct memory access

Step-by-step explanation:

DMA is Direct Memory Access, which is the way a peripheral transfers data in blocks, rather than characters. It's faster, and frees up the CPU to get on with other stuff while the data transfer happens independently.

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