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  • Operating System


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  • OS Part-4

  • OS Part-5

  • I/O Devices Organization & I/O Buffering in Operating System

    1. Introduction to I/O System in OS

    Operating System (OS) me I/O (Input/Output) system ka kaam hai CPU aur external devices ke beech communication manage karna. Ye devices ho sakti hain:
    ✅ Keyboard, Monitor, Hard Disk, Printer, Network Interface, Mouse etc.

    Kyuki I/O operations slow hote hain CPU se, is wajah se efficient I/O organization aur buffering techniques ka use hota hai taaki system smoothly kaam kare.


    2. I/O Devices Organization

    System me I/O devices CPU se different techniques se connect hote hain jo performance optimize karti hain.

    1. Programmed I/O

    • CPU directly I/O device ko control karta hai aur wait karta hai jab tak operation complete na ho jaye.

    • Example: Keyboard input processing.

    ✅ Fayda: Simple implementation.
    ❌ Nuksan: CPU idle rehta hai jab tak operation complete nahi hota.


    2. Interrupt-Driven I/O

    • CPU I/O request bhej kar dusra kaam karta hai. Jab I/O device ka kaam complete hota hai, tab Interrupt bhejta hai CPU ko notify karne ke liye.

    • Example: Printer completion signal, Mouse click event.

    ✅ Fayda: CPU waste nahi hota.
    ❌ Nuksan: Bahut zyada interrupts system slow kar sakte hain.


    3. Direct Memory Access (DMA)

    • DMA Controller ek special hardware hota hai jo CPU ko bypass karke data transfer karta hai device aur memory ke beech.

    • CPU sirf request initiate karta hai, baaki ka kaam DMA karta hai.

    • Example: Hard disk se RAM me data transfer.

    ✅ Fayda: CPU free rehta hai dusre kaam karne ke liye.
    ❌ Nuksan: Extra hardware (DMA Controller) ki zaroorat hoti hai.


    I/O Device Hierarchy

    I/O devices alag-alag speeds pe kaam karte hain. Unko hierarchy me arrange kiya jata hai:

    1️⃣ Fastest – Cache, RAM
    2️⃣ Medium Speed – Hard disk, SSD, Network card
    3️⃣ Slowest – Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, External USB devices

    OS inko unke speed aur access methods ke according organize karta hai taaki system efficiently kaam kare.


    3. I/O Buffering

    I/O Buffering Kya Hota Hai?

    I/O buffering ek technique hai jisme temporary memory (buffer) ka use hota hai data store karne ke liye, jo CPU aur I/O device ke beech transfer hota hai.

    I/O Buffering Kyu Zaroori Hai?

    ✔️ I/O devices CPU se slow hote hain, toh buffer data temporarily store karta hai.
    ✔️ Batch processing allow karta hai taaki system me load kam ho.
    ✔️ Data transfer smoothly hota hai, latency kam hoti hai.

    Types of I/O Buffering

    1. Single Buffering

    • OS ek buffer allocate karta hai, jo data ko temporarily store karta hai.

    • Jab ek buffer process hota hai, tab doosra fill hota hai.

    ✅ Fayda: CPU ka waiting time kam hota hai.
    ❌ Nuksan: High-speed data transfer ke liye slow hai.


    2. Double Buffering

    • Do buffers ka use hota hai: Ek buffer process hota hai, doosra fill hota hai.

    • Ye continuous data flow ensure karta hai.

    ✅ Fayda: Fast performance.
    ❌ Nuksan: Extra memory lagti hai.


    3. Circular Buffering

    • Multiple buffers ka use hota hai, jo ek circular queue me arrange hote hain.

    • Ye technique real-time systems (e.g., video streaming) ke liye best hai.

    ✅ Fayda: High-speed data transfer aur real-time applications ke liye perfect hai.
    ❌ Nuksan: Complex management aur zyada memory lagti hai.


    4. Conclusion

    🔹 I/O Device Organization ensure karta hai ki CPU aur I/O devices ka efficient communication ho sake.
    🔹 I/O Buffering ka use speed aur efficiency improve karne ke liye hota hai.
    🔹 Techniques like DMA aur Interrupt-Driven I/O, system performance improve karte hain.

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