Ch 5 · Buses · Theory

Topic 5 of 10 in Computer Architecture — Inside the CPU — 1 lesson.

The CPU's Highways

A bus is a set of parallel wires that carries bits between the CPU, memory and I/O. There are three:

All topics in Theory Computer-architecture

1. The Von Neumann Model
2. Inside the CPU
3. Registers
4. The Fetch–Decode–Execute Cycle
5. Buses
6. The Memory Hierarchy
7. What Makes a CPU Fast
8. Assembly Language & Addressing Modes
9. Virtual Machines & Parallel Processing (A Level)
10. Check Your Understanding