Buses Flashcards
1
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system bus
A
consists of three separate buses carrying control signals, adresses and data
2
Q
bus request
A
indicates that a device is requesting the use of the data bus
3
Q
bus grant
A
indicates that the cpu has granted access to the data bus
4
Q
clock
A
used to syncronise operations
5
Q
buses
A
a common physical pathway shared by the signals to and from serveral components in a computer
6
Q
data buses
A
the part of the bus whihc carries the actual information
7
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address buss
A
the part of the bus which carries identification about where the data will be sent
8
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control bus
A
carries comand and control signals to and from every comonent of a computer
