buses

Question 1

buses

Answer 1

high speed internal connections

Question 2

what are buses used for?

Answer 2

used to send control signals and data between the processor and other components

Question 3

three types of buses

Answer 3

address bus, data bus, control bus

Question 4

address bus

Answer 4

carries memory addresses from the processor to other components such as primary storage and input/output devices. the address bus is unidirectional

Question 5

unidirectional

Answer 5

moving or operating in a single direction

Question 6

is the address bus unidirectional or bidirectional?

Answer 6

unidirectional

Question 7

data bus

Answer 7

carries the data between the processor and other components. The data bus is bidirectional

Question 8

bidirectional

Answer 8

functioning in two directions

Question 9

is the data bus unidirectional or bidirectional?

Answer 9

bidirectional

Question 10

control bus

Answer 10

carries control signals from the processor to other components. The control bus also carries the clock’s pulses. The control bus is unidirectional

Question 11

is the control bus unidirectional or bidirectional?

Answer 11

unidirectional