A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
Gopal said to his friends, “Are you angry?”
A) Were they angry, asked Gopal.
B) Gopal asked why they are angry.
C) Gopal asked them whether they are angry.
D) Gopal asked his friends whether they were angry.
A) Were they angry, asked Gopal.
B) Gopal asked why they are angry.
C) Gopal asked them whether they are angry.
D) Gopal asked his friends whether they were angry.
We encounter cycle stealing in the context of Direct Memory Access (DMA). Either the DMA controller can use the data bus when the CPU does not need it, or it may force the CPU to temporarily suspend operation. The latter technique is called cycle stealing. Note that cycle stealing can be done only at specific break points in an instruction cycle.