System Bus

The type of transfer when processor writes a unit of data to memory is _____.

The type of transfer when processor reads data from an I/O device via an I/O module is _____

An 8-bit unit of data can be transmitted over _____ bus lines.

A bus that connects major computer components (processor, memory, I/O) is called a _____.

On any bus, the lines can be classified into three functional

groups: _____, _____, _____ lines.

The data bus is _____, a two-way pathway carrying the data to and from the main memory and the I/O module.

Data lines that provide a path for moving data among system modules are called the _____.

_____ is the number of bits that the bus can carry at a time.

A _____ wide data bus can carry 16 bits of data simultaneously between the CPU and RAM. 

If the processor wishes to read a word of data from memory, it puts the address of the desired word on the _____ lines.