SDD+Interfaces

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 * Questions**

1. What is the purpose of an interface

2. An interface carries out a number of jobs - explain each one: (a) Status information (b) Data conversion (c) Protocol (d) Data storage

3. How do buffers and spoolers solve the problem of the difference in speed between processor and peripheral?

4. Explain the difference between a buffer and a spooler

5. Give 2 examples of status information that the interface may handle

6. Explain the difference between parallel and serial data transfer

7. Give 2 examples of protocol information