Buses

Question 1

What are buses

Answer 1

A bus is a set of parallel wires that transfers data, addresses, or control signals between components of the computer.

Question 2

Name all the buses

Answer 2

Data bus
Address bus
control bus

Question 3

function of the Data Bus

Answer 3

Transfers actual data between the CPU, memory, and other components

Question 4

function of the Address Bus

Answer 4

Carries memory addresses from the CPU to other components (e.g., RAM)

Question 5

function of the Control Bus

Answer 5

Sends control signals (like read/write commands) to coordinate operations

Question 6

What is the width of a bus

Answer 6

The number of lines in a bus :
affects how much data and addresses can be transferred

Question 7

unidirectional busses

Answer 7

Address bus

Question 8

bidirectional busses

Answer 8

Data bus and control bus