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What is the advantage of communication in link buses?
What is the advantage of communication in link buses?
- It allows for the insertion of I/O interface cards
- It supports interrupt and transfer requests
- It links one or more devices to I/O controllers
- Communication takes place through packets with the advantage of lack of cycles (correct)
How do expansion slot buses differ from link buses?
How do expansion slot buses differ from link buses?
- Expansion slot buses communicate through packets
- Expansion slot buses support generic devices like SCSI
- Expansions slot buses support interrupt and transfer requests
- Expansion slot buses allow for connectors to insert I/O interface cards (correct)
What differentiates expansion buses from link buses?
What differentiates expansion buses from link buses?
- Expansion buses enable a microprocessor board to have its own small I/O expansion board (correct)
- Expansion buses support interrupt and transfer requests
- Expansion buses connect devices to I/O controllers
- Expansion buses allow for the insertion of I/O cards
How do I/O buses differ from expansion slot buses?
How do I/O buses differ from expansion slot buses?
What is a backplane bus primarily responsible for?
What is a backplane bus primarily responsible for?
How does the centerplane bus differ from the backplane bus?
How does the centerplane bus differ from the backplane bus?
What is the main function of an address transfer bus?
What is the main function of an address transfer bus?
What distinguishes an address transfer bus from an expansion slot bus?
What distinguishes an address transfer bus from an expansion slot bus?
How does an address transfer bus differ from an I/O bus?
How does an address transfer bus differ from an I/O bus?