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What is the purpose of an I/O module?
Think of I/O modules as the middleman in a conversation between devices.
Name the three types of buses in a system bus.
Remember the acronym DAC.
What does the control bus do?
Focus on its role in governing data flow.
True or False: The data bus only carries instructions.
Remember that all information is categorized as binary.
A computer has a 16-bit address bus and uses 8-bit memory locations. Calculate the total number of unique addresses this system can access.
Think about how many combinations 16 bits can create.
Discuss the potential bottleneck problems associated with a narrow data bus in a high-speed computing environment.
Consider how much data needs to be sent and how many bits can be handled at a time.
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