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In virtually all systems that include DMA modules, DMA access to main memory is given higher priority than processor access to main memory. Why?

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Answer: processor can wait a bit and not lose data. However, if the system does not handle data coming from an I/O device, such as the network, the data may be lost.

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Answer:

processor can wait a bit and not lose data. However, if the system does not handle data coming from an I/O device, such as the network, the data may be lost.

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processor can wait a bit and not lose data. However, if the system does not handle data coming from an I/O device, such as the network, the data may be lost.

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