There are 8 DMA channels in an AT class computer.
8 DMA Channels .
the DMA channels 0, 1, 2 and 3 with 8-bit and DMA channels 4, 5, 6 and 7 with only 16 bits.
DMA channel
8
8
IRQ,DMA channels,I/O address and memory address
device manager
device manager
IRQ lines, I/O addresses, memory addresses, and DMA channels.
lol ur doing the same homework assignment for me as in MR Jahns CST1 computer class in Orange Park FL at OPHS :P the A+ Guide to Hardware is the book we are using That doesn't answer the question at all. You're no help The answer is 4.
From http://www.brainbell.com/tutors/A+/Hardware/Direct_Memory_Access_DMA.htm "DMA channels use the same rules as IRQs. Just as with the 8259 chip, DMA availability soon became a problem because an insufficient number of channels was available. A second DMA chip was added for 286-based computers. Just like the second IRQ chip, these two are cascaded, allowing a total of eight DMA channel assignments (usually referred to simply as DMA channels). The floppy disk drives on all computers use DMA channel 2."