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Bus (computing)

In computer architecture, a bus (historically also called a data highway or databus) is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer or, more rarely, between computers. It encompasses both hardware (e.

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Memory bus

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Examples of internal computer buses

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Serial

Examples of internal/external computer buses

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Bus (computing)

Nodes198
Edges197
Triples16
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010101
Components1

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direct memory accessinstance ofFeatures0.80text
JEDECinstance ofand thus are defined by chip standards bodies0.80text
Ethernet are not generally regarded as busesinstance ofso most modern serial buses use daisy-chain or hub designs.The transition from parallel to serial buses was allowed by Moore's law which allowed for the incorporation of seriali…0.80text
although the difference is largely conceptual rather than practicalinstance ofso most modern serial buses use daisy-chain or hub designs.The transition from parallel to serial buses was allowed by Moore's law which allowed for the incorporation of seriali…0.80text
serial RS-232instance ofschemes0.80text
parallel Centronicsinstance ofschemes0.80text
IEEE 1284 interfacesinstance ofschemes0.80text
Ethernetinstance ofschemes0.80text
since these devices also needed separate power suppliesinstance ofschemes0.80text
ARINC 429instance ofwhere data connections0.80text
ARINC 629instance ofwhere data connections0.80text
MIL-STD-1553Binstance ofwhere data connections0.80text

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