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DevinA bus is a type of internal circuit which carries data from one host or controller, to another.
For example, the FSB (FrontSide Bus) is the bus that connects the CPU, and the memory controller (or northbridge), and is the single most important bus for overall computing capabilities.
Some systems re-name the bus to something else. Such as AMD, whose Frontside Bus is renamed to HyperTransport Bus. This is done to differentiate between new 'techniques' and 'technologies' that improve the Bus in some way.
An address bus is a form of computer bus commonly found in central processing units and other components that require some connection to the memory system. This bus differs from a data bus, which directly transfers actual data from one component or computer to another.
Address buses are used to specify the location of memory for read or write operations, allowing the data bus to transfer data to and from the appropriate locations. Without the address bus, data would be written and read seemingly at random, rendering modern computing next to impossible.
The buses transport information from one part of the computer to another.
The information can be data, memory addresses, I/O port addresses, etc.; sometimes there are shared buses that transport several kinds of information and sometimes there are dedicated buses that transport only one kind of information.
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Is a computer in a VCR an example of a general-purpose computer?
No, a personal computer is an example of a general-purpose computer. The computer in a VCR is designed for the specific purpose of operating the VCR.
A bus that connects major computer components is called?
system bus
How many bus lines are there in a computer?
2
What is Synchronous and asynchronous computer bus timing?
asynchronous bus A bus that interconnects devices of a computer system where information transfers between devices are self-timed rather than controlled by a synchronizing clock signal.
What is an external bus?
In computers, the bus is the subsystem that transfers data between internal parts of the computer, or from internal parts of the computer to external parts, or between two computers. External bus can be parallel (ATA (and all of its derivations), IEEE-488, SCSI) or serial (USB, FireWire, etc.).
