CS - Comp Structure - Buses Flashcards

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Describe the purpose of buses

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Allows communication between processor and RAM

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Name the two types of buses

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Address bus and Data bus

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Describe the Address Bus

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  • holds the address in RAM that the processor is accessing.
  • Uni-directional from the CPU to the RAM
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Describe the role of the Data Bus

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  • carries data between the processor and the memory.
  • bi-directional, to and from the memory and processor.
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