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a)Processor by itself   b) Feature of the computer  c)Part of processor d)A dedicated h/w device
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Direct memory access (DMA) is a feature of computer systems that allows certain hardware subsystems to access main system memory (RAM) independently of the central processing unit (CPU).

Dedicated h/w device i think by above defination

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