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Overview of Three Bus Architecture

28.2.3 - Overview of Three Bus Architecture

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a bus in computer architecture?

💡 Hint: Think about how components exchange information.

Question 2 Easy

How does a three bus architecture improve operations?

💡 Hint: Consider more buses meaning more pathways.

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Question 1

Which of the following describes a three bus architecture?

It has only one data bus
It can carry data in parallel
It is slower than single bus

💡 Hint: Consider how many paths data can take.

Question 2

True or False: In a single bus architecture, the program counter can update in one step.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the number of steps involved.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Assess the impact of a three bus architecture on a system designed for real-time processing. How might it influence performance?

💡 Hint: Consider how faster data transfer affects response times.

Challenge 2 Hard

Provide a theoretical example where a single bus architecture might outperform a three bus architecture.

💡 Hint: Think about scenarios where less complexity is advantageous.

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