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Input/Output Organization             

  • The computer system's input/output (I/O) architecture is its interface to the outside world.
  • Till now we have discussed the two important modules of the computer system -
    • The processor and
    • The memory module.
                        
  • The third key component of a computer system is a set of I/O modules
                 
  • Each I/O module interfaces to the system bus and controls one or more peripheral devices.
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