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Revision Class Test One Systems
Revision Class Test One Systems
Parallel buses
-sends multiple bits at a time
-lower frequency
-more traces required
-crosstalk
-adjacent signals can interfere with each
other
-density issues
CISC
dominant architecture in the PC market
belongs to CISC
RISC
Executes all instructions in a single cycle
Hardcoded logic
Many lines of assembly code
Register to register
DERQ1
HOLD
HOLDA
DACK
Takes control of the buses
Begins transfer
Complete transfer = HOLD goes down/
removed
INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES I/O Chipset is an interface between the CPU
and input/output devices