Lecture 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three types of bus line?
A
Control line
Address line
Data line
2
Q
If the bus is 16 bit bit, what is the maximum word that can be sent?
A
16 bit
3
Q
What does the data line do?
A
Moves data among system modules.
4
Q
What does width refer regarding data bus?
A
The number of lines.
5
Q
How many bits can each line carry?
A
One
6
Q
What do the number lines on the data bus determine?
A
The number of bits that can be transferred at a time.
7
Q
If the data bus is 32 bits wide and each instruction is 64 bits long, how many times will the processor access the memory module during each instruction cycle?
A
Twice
8
Q
What does the address line do?
A
Designates the source or destination of data on the data bus.
