Computer Organization and Architecture2023-242 marksbuses, bus architecture, types of buses and bus arbitration
What are the different types of Buses used in computer architecture?
What are the different types of Buses used in computer architecture?
A computer has three types of buses.
- Address bus: it carries the address of the memory location or I/O device that the CPU wants to reach. It is one way, from the CPU to the memory and devices. Its width decides the memory size.
- Data bus: it carries the actual data between the CPU, memory and I/O. It is two way. Its width decides how many bits move at a time.
- Control bus: it carries control signals such as read, write, clock, interrupt request and bus grant. It manages the use of the other two buses.
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