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What does DMA stand for and what does it do?

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Updated: 10/4/2023

DMA, Direct Memory Access, is a method of transferring data from the computer's RAM to another part of the computer without processing it using the CPU.

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Dma stands for?

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Yes, DMA does bypass the CPU.


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