MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROCONTROLLER

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INTRODUCTION TO MICROPEOCESSOR

MICROPROCESSOR BASICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following buses is primarily used to carry signals that direct other ICs to find out what type of operation is being performed?
A
Data
B
Control
C
Address
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Control bus is used by the CPU to communicate with devices that are contained within the computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Control bus-carries control signals from the processor to other components.

Detailed explanation-3: -The system bus is a pathway composed of cables and connectors used to carry data between a computer microprocessor and the main memory.

Detailed explanation-4: -An address bus is a bus that is used to specify a physical address. When a processor or DMA-enabled device needs to read or write to a memory location, it specifies that memory location on the address bus (the value to be read or written is sent on the data bus).

Detailed explanation-5: -The CPU transmits a variety of control signals to components and devices to transmit control signals to the CPU using the control bus.

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