CS - Comp Structure - Buses Flashcards
1
Q
Describe the purpose of buses
A
Allows communication between processor and RAM
2
Q
Name the two types of buses
A
Address bus and Data bus
3
Q
Describe the Address Bus
A
- holds the address in RAM that the processor is accessing.
- Uni-directional from the CPU to the RAM
4
Q
Describe the role of the Data Bus
A
- carries data between the processor and the memory.
- bi-directional, to and from the memory and processor.