Practice Bus Architectures: The Pathways Of Digital Communication (5.1.1) - System Level Interfacing Design and Arithmetic Coprocessors
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Bus Architectures: The Pathways of Digital Communication

Practice - Bus Architectures: The Pathways of Digital Communication

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a bus in computing?

💡 Hint: Think about it as the road for data.

Question 2 Easy

Name two types of bus architectures.

💡 Hint: These are named after famous computer scientists.

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Question 1

What defines a Single Bus Architecture?

Separate buses for data and instructions
A single bus for all communication
Modular levels of communication

💡 Hint: Think about how many paths there are for data in this architecture.

Question 2

True or False: The Harvard Architecture allows simultaneous access for instructions and data.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what parallel processing means in this context.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a scenario where a microcontroller operates at high speeds and performs numerous calculations, determine whether a Harvard or Von Neumann architecture would be more suitable. Justify your answer.

💡 Hint: Think about processing multiple tasks at once.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a simplistic microcomputer system using either architecture and explain how you would mitigate the bottleneck issue in the design.

💡 Hint: Consider the configuration of buses and how separating them could help.

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