A connection between several parts of a mixer. Example, several inputs can be connected to the auxiliary output bus of a mixer.
Computers, Networking: network topology in which the computers are connected as illustrated below. See also Ring, Star, Mesh, Tree.
A group of parallel connections carrying pre-assigned digital signals. Busses usually consist of address and data information and miscellaneous control signals for the interconnection of microprocessors, memories, and other computing elements.
An electrical path used to ttransmit control, data and address signals.
A path along which information is transmitted electronically within a computer. Buses connect computer devices, such as processors, expansion cards, and memory.
A signal route to which several parts of a computer system may be connected so that signals can pass between them. The SCSI bus length cannot exceed 6 meters (20 feet). The total length of the primary SCSI bus includes the length of the external SCSI cable plus the length of the internal SCSI buses for the device(s) and the system. The total length of additional SCSI buses (SBus cards installed in systems providing an additional SCSI host adapter port) includes the length of the external SCSI cable plus the length of the internal SCSI buses for the device(s).
Communication links between the components of a computer system
A network layout that uses a single cable to connect all the devices in a sequential line. Messages are broadcast along the whole bus, and each network device listens for and receives messages directed to its unique address.
In the CT Access Switching service, specifies the interface point of the switch block. Devices can reside directly on the MVIP bus. Devices can also reside on a board's local bus and may require a switch block to access the MVIP bus.
Large motor vehicle used to carry more than 10 passengers, including school buses, intercity buses, and transit buses.
A highway of parallel wires along which signals are sent from one part of the computer to another.
a set of parallel wires or PCB tracks along which data is transmitted in a computer system - the width of the bus refers to the number of parallel tracks - the wider the bus, the faster data can be transmitted down it
The output circuit of a mixer. Most mixers have multiple busses, each to route an audio signal to a different place. Both software and digital mixers use this same concept to route signals.
A common pathway, or channel, between multiple devices. The computer's internal bus is known as the local bus, or processor bus. It provides a parallel data-transfer path between the CPU, main memory, and the peripheral buses. A 16-bit bus transfers 2 bytes at a time over 16 wires; a 32-bit bus uses 32 wires, and so on. The bus is comprised of two parts: the address bus and the data bus. Addresses are sent over the address bus to signal a memory location, and the data is transferred over the data bus to that location.
A group of conductors that together constitute a major signal path. A signal path to which a number of inputs may be connected to feed to one or more outputs.
A group of wires used to carry a set of related signals or information within a computer from one device to another.
the communication channels within the computer, eg the address bus allows access to the computers memory, the data bus transfers data, other buses provide common formats for attaching devices
A channel (a set of wires) along which communication signals in a computer system travel.
The electronic pathways that link different devices to each other. In a computer, these pathways can carry data and information in digital form (binary digits or 'bits') to and from each of the different components (CPU, RAM, expansion cards, etc.) The amount of data that can be moved along a bus is determined by the number of lines or connections it has for moving binary information. For instance, a 32-bit bus will have 32 connectors and be able to move 32 bits at a time. It would be considered 32 bits wide.
A Local Area Network topology in which all workstations are connected to a single cable. On a bus network, all workstations hear all transmissions on the cable. Each workstation then selects those transmissions addressed to it based on address information contained in the transmission.
1. n. A facility for transferring data between several devices located between two end points, only one device being able to transmit at a given moment. 2. n. A computer configuration in which processors are interconnected in series.
DNC wiring scheme without hubs - machines wire in daisy-chain fashion
(1) A bus is a network topology or circuit arrangement in which all devices are attached to a line directly and all signals pass through each of the devices. Each device has a unique identity and can recognize those signals intended for it. (2) In a computer, a bus is the data path on the computer's motherboard that interconnects the microprocessor with attachments to the motherboard in expansion slots (such as hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, and graphics adapters).
While the wheels on the bus may go "round and round," data on a computer's bus ...
The pathway, in the form of copper foil lines or traces, over which data travels on a circuit board. Switching is directed either by dip switches on the equipment or by software. ISO
A system of circuits on the motherboard that allow the different components and the CPU to communicate with one another.
In computer technology, a bus refers to a signal path that is shared by multiple devices or peripherals. Each device along the path only recognizes signals that are intended for that device, and effectively ignores any other signals along the path (see Universal Serial Bus).
A high-speed pathway shared by signals from several components of a computer.
A means of transferring data between modules and adapters or between an adapter and SCSI devices. For a SCSI bus definition, see SCSI Bus.
A structure that is used for connecting processors and peripherals, either within a system or in a Local Area Network (LAN).
A transmission path on which signals can be dropped off or picked up by devices attached to it. Only devices addressed by the signals pay attention to them; the others discard the signals. Buses both exist within the CPU and connect it to physical memory and peripheral devices. Examples of I/O buses on Darwin are PCI, SCSI, USB, and FireWire.
The channel or path that the computer uses to transfer data. It is the main avenue for all data that moves in and out of the computer.
Connection between CPU and memory and/or other peripherals.
A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another. In networking, a bus is a central cable that connects all devices on a local-area network.
This represents the connecting lines between any two components. There are a number of different kinds such as: ISA - Industry Standard Architecture. PCI - Peripheral Control Interface AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port.
Parallel group of conductors which carry electronic data, signalling and power between various computer devices.
1. Physical transmission path or channel. Typically an electrical connection with one or more conductors, wherein all attached devices receive all transmissions at the same time. 2. A type of local network topology, such as that used in Ethernet, where all network nodes listen to all transmissions, selecting certain ones based on address identification. It involves some type of contention-control mechanism for accessing the bus transmission medium.
(1) One or more conductor paths used to transmit information from any of several sources to any of several destinations. (2) - Uninsulated conductor (wire, bar, etc); may be solid or hollow, round or rectangular. Sometimes used to indicate bus bar.
A conductor or group of conductors which serves as a common connection within a substation or switchyard.
All the components of your computer; the mouse, the monitor, the printer, the processor, the hardware cards, the memory and so on are all connected by wires. This system of wires is called the bus.
An electrical pathway through which the processor sends data and commands to RAM and all peripheral devices.
Electrical conductors found in a substation that connects all the equipment to a common point.
A collection of wires that are used to communicate between several devices. Most buses have a data bus and an address bus.
A common medium connecting multiple electronic components. Low-cost computers use a bus topology to connect the processors of a multiprocessor. : Programming language, originally based on "B", designed by Dennis Ritchie. C is a low-level language that has many features commonly found in higher-level languages. C and C++ are two of the most common programming languages used today. : An object-oriented superset of the C programming language. C++ allows the user to use abstract data classes and other advanced data representation/manipulation methods.
A defined set of conductors along which signals may travel. A mixer has several busses carrying the stereo mix, the groups, the PFL, signal, the aux sends, etc.
A set of signals performing a common function and carrying similar data. Typically represented using vector notation; for example, address[7:0].
An electronic pathway along which signals are sent from one part of a computer to another. A PC contains several buses, each used for a different purpose: The address bus allocates memory addresses. The data bus carries data between the processor and memory. The control bus carries signals from the control unit.
A bus is the physical place on the motherboard, on which data is transferred. The three primary buses are the system bus, the input / output bus, and the connection bus. This is a part of the hardware. See inside the case.
A passage for transmission of data, address and control signals.
Busses are the wires between all parts of your computer from the core. They differ from one another by the amount of data they transfer at one time.
A common transmission medium, such as a wire, over which nodes communicate.
A pathway for data transfer in a computer system. Cache: In the context of the InveStore storage management software, the term “cache” has more than one meaning. The first "cache" definition refers to files stored on the NT optical server hard drive that are used to track and access optical and CD media in the storage library. These cache files contain the directory tree information for each optical disk in the system and are used to speed access to the data stored on the optical disk.. They do not contain the actual data -- all data resides safely on optical media. The second "cache" definition refers to a level of memory (RAM) cache used in the Pegasus InveStore HCM layer. This cache is used as a temporary area through which writes pass on their way to optical as well as a place to maintain recently used files for speedy ready access. See The InveStore RAM Cache Algorithm for more details.
a pathway that connects devices, enabling them to communicate. May be digital or analogue, including power and earth (ground)
Also called a "Daisy Chain". A network topology where each node is connected to one another in line. A major disadvantage is that when there is a break in the bus the entire network goes down.
A common electrical pathway between components or devices.
A linear electrical signal pathway for communication between various computer devices, such as the CPU, RAM, and peripherals (i.e.,printers).
A collection of wires in a cable or copper traces on a circuit board used to transmit data, status, and control signals. EISA, PCI, and SCSI are examples of buses.
A data path shared by several components within a computer system.
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system"
a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school"
A group of wires or conductors considered to be a single entity. A common connector circuit, usually multiwire, for transfer of power, data, etc. between several modules on the bus.
The pathways by which electronic data moves between parts of a computer. Different types of buses move the data in different size packages.
Wires that transmit data from one part of a computer to another, allowing components to communicate with the CPU and RAM. A 16-bit bus can transmit 16 bits of data at one time while a 32-bit bus can transmit 32 bits of data at a time. Faster buses have faster clock speeds.
A network topology in which all computers are connected by a single length of cabling with a terminator at each end.
A schematic bus represents a collection of physical wires that are treated as a unit; each drawn wire in a schematic can be though of as carrying a bus, and may therefore represent more than one wire in the layout. Each bus contains one or more nets, in a specified order, where the number of nets is the bus' width. The individual nets can be subscripted, as in "wide5", so the bus therefore acts like a one-dimensional array of nets. Busses can be extracted from other busses with "wide3:8". Busses and bus names are local to the schematic in which they appear. See the "ICanCAD Schematic Nets and Busses" section for a full treatment.
A connection or pathway within the computer.
Direct point-to-point link between any two computer systems. To completely connect all points between computers, we need n*(n-1)/2 direct paths. Only one computer can send data through the bus at any given time.
An information pathway between the components of a system. Your system contains an expansion bus that allows the processor to communicate with controllers for the peripheral devices connected to the system. Your system also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the processor and RAM. — Celsius.
A path inside a computer consisting of wires and other components for transmitting signals within a computer and among a computer and its peripherals.
A bus is a common channel, or pathway, between individual hardware components.
The path that carries data between the computer (microprocessor) and peripheral devices. An IDE interface cable and a SCSI cable are both examples of a bus.
An assembly of conductors for collecting electrical currents and distributing them to outgoing feeders in a bi-directional manner.
An audio signal route within the AW workstation's mixer section, used to combine multiple channels. Normally you will not need to be aware of buses if you use the QUICK REC function to prepare for recording. However you can also use buses to perform more sophisticated recording or mixdown techniques.
a group of connections between devices within the computer hardware which are used to pass data between them. e,g, the data and address bus on the main circuit board are used to move data between the microprocessor and memory or other devices. The I/O bus is used to pass data to the devices which interface with the outside world.
A transit mode comprised of rubber tired passenger vehicles operating on fixed routes and schedules over roadways. Vehicles are powered by diesel, gasoline, battery or alternative fuel engine contained within the vehicle. Types include: Double Decked Bus: High-capacity bus having two levels of seating, one over the other, connected by one or more stairways. Total bus height is usually 13 to 14.5 feet, and typical passenger seating capacity ranges from 40 to 80 people. Intercity Bus: A bus with front door only, separate luggage compartments, and usually with restroom facilities and high-backed seats for use in high-speed long-distance service. Suburban Bus: A bus with front doors only, normally with high-backed seats, and without luggage compartments or restroom facilities for use in longer-distance service with relatively few stops. Transit Bus: A bus with front and center doors, normally with a rear-mounted engine, low-back
is a pathway down which one or more signals can travel to a common destination.
A pathway between devices. On a network, the bus is the circuit that manages the transmission of data to devices across the LAN. In a PC, the bus provides the data transfer path between the CPU and memory and peripheral devices. Typical PC buses include: USB, PCI, AGP and Firewire.
A transmission path (or line) from which signals are either dropped off or picked up by every device attached to the line.
a large rigid conductor, usually constructed of copper, used for delivering power.
An electronic path on the motherboard or within the CPU or other computer component along which data is transferred.
A high-speed passageway shared by signals from the components of a computer.
An electrical transmission pathway on which signals are allocated to or acquired from every device in a computer or on a network.
Components of a switchboard that serves as an extension of the main service conductors. Simplifies the connection of circuit protective devices to the main service conductors. Utilized to move power between two or more components or circuits.
A system of conductors that deliver power to the power supply load. Bus can also refer to the communications field, when a bus is used to control a sub-system, for example an IEEE-488 bus. read more...
A single communication path shared by a number of devices (processors, peripherals etc.)
Set of wires that distribute power, commands, or signals. See article on DCC layout power wiring.
a collection of digital signal lines within a computer. There might be more than one bus within a computer.
Wi re used to connect one terminal to another inside of an electrical unit.
an electrical path used for transmitting (audio) signals or power.
A main communication channel to which devices connect.
"Bus" means every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 15 passengers, including the driver.
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Four or more parallel conductors in an information processing system along which information is transmitted from one part to another. The microprocessor, peripherals, memory and other components are interconnected by a common bus.
A communication channel (bunch of wires) used for transmitting information quickly among computer parts.
a row of slots in the CPU into which you can plug expansion cards such as disk controllers, modems, video controllers and network adapter cards. See ISA and PCI.
A common data pathway for carrying digital data. Only one output can access a bus at a time, whereas the number of inputs is only restricted by loading (capacitive and resistive). Outputs are conneced onto the bus by a digitally controlled electronic switch called Tri-State. Carefull hardware design insures that only one output accesses a bus at a time to prevent bus contention. Buses that carry data in either direction, like the Data Bus are bi-directional. When data is restricted to only one direction, like the Control Bus, the bus is uni-directional. A bus that has been left unconnected to any output is said to be floating or not tied to a solid logic level.
a set of lines used to move information from one part of the computer to another. Typically, a bus is divided into three functional groups: data, address, and control. bus contention-two or more circuits trying to place information on a common line at the same time.
A common channel or pathway between hardware devices.
A parallel group of wires, usually 8, 16, 32 or 64 bits wide.
A LAN topology in which all hosts are connected to a single broadcast transmission medium.
A common shared channel between multiple computer devices.
A common pathway that connects the parts of computer system and through which data in the form of electrical signals is transferred.
An electrical connection component that can accept multiple cables or wires. Also buss, bus bar, or busbar. ( Picture)
A transmission channel in a computer or on a network that carries signals to and from devices attached to the channel.
Path or channel, usually electrical, with one or more conductors, where all devices are able to receive all transmissions at the same time.
A conductor, or group of conductors, that serve as a common connection for two or more electrical circuits. In powerplants, buswork comprises the three rigid single-phase connectors that interconnect the generator and the step-up transformer(s).
A circuit or group of circuits that provide(s) an electronic path between the central processing unit (CPU) or input/output devices.
A set of conductors (wires or connectors in an integrated circuit) connecting the various functional units in a computer. There are busses both within the CPU and connecting it to external memory and peripheral devices. The bus width (i.e., the number of parallel connectors) is one factor limiting a computer's performance.
A data channel which connects two or more parts of a computer.
in an emulated LAN, the BUS is responsible for accepting broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast packets from the LECs to the broadcast MAC address (FFFFFFFFFFFF) via dedicated point-to-point connections, and forwarding the packets to all of the members of the ELAN using a single point-to-multipoint connection.
An electrical conductor that serves as a common connection point for multiple connections.
Electronic pathway for moving data. For example, some Macs use the SCSI Bus to communicate with hard drives, and the Apple Desktop Bus to connect the keyboard and mouse.
Bus is an electrical term which denotes a conductor used in common by several circuits. A computer system's data bus is a set of conductors which connect input and output devices, the microprocessor (or CPU), and primary and secondary memory so that they can communicate among themselves.
The electronic pathway inside a computer along which a data travels to and from CPU.
A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another. Examples are IDE interface cable and a SCSI cable.
Think of a computer bus as sort of a highway (to mix a metaphor) through your computer on which data travels. Buses carry data between the microprocessor, disk drive controllers, memory and peripheral ports. Buses have several sets of "lanes" (if you will), one for carrying data, another for carrying memory addresses on where to find the data, and another for carrying control signals for regulating the devices and processes connected to the bus.
In computer architecture, a path over which information travels internally among various components of a system and is available to each of the components.
1. In data communication, a network in which stations are arranged along a linear medium (e.g. a length of cable). 2. In computer architecture, a path over which information travels internally among various components of a system.
A bus forms an information pathway between the components of a computer. Your computer contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for all the various peripheral devices connected to the computer. Your computer also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the microprocessor and RAM.
A signal-carrying conductor or electrical pathway designed to carry multiple signals. e.g. a mixing console auxiliary bus may carry signals derived from several channels on that console
The bus is the system input/output (I/O) link. The display device is both physically and logically connected to the system by the bus. The SBus, VME, and P4 buses are used in SPARC systems. A third-party system may use a bus other than one of these three buses.
A contraction of omnibus applied in the army to aeroplane omnibuses or motor lorries used by the British Army.
Bus can refer to the current-carrying copper bars that connect the AC generators and loads in a paralleling system, to the paralleled output of the AC generators in a system or to a feeder in an electrical distribution system.
the backbone of a computer where all the peripheral devices are joined to the motherboard. There are three types: ISA, PCI and AGP. The latter is newer and faster.
The data path on the computer's motherboard that interconnects the microprocessor and other components in expansion slots.
An interconnection system that allows each part of a computer to communicate with the other parts.
An electrical conductor that serves as a common connection for two or more electrical circuits; may be in the form of rigid bars or stranded conductors or cables.
A data pathway used within a computer system to transfer information within the system.
A collection of signals sharing a common base name. A bus is represented by this base name followed with a vector expression; for example, A0:7. See also wire.
A communication pathway between the components in your computer.
A collection of unbroken signal lines that interconnect computer modules; signal path shared by several devices
Common path or channel between hardware devices. It can be between components internal to a computer or between external computers in a communications network.
In computer science is a set of hardware lines/wires used for data transfer among the components of a computer system. A bus is a highway that connects different parts of the system, including the microprocessor, disk-drive controller, memory, and input/output ports and enables them to transfer information. Buses are characterized by the number of bits they can transfer at a single time. A computer with an 8-bit data bus, for example, transfers 8 bits of data at a time, and one with a 16-bit data bus transfers 16 bits at a time.
(1) A signal line or a set of lines used by an interface system to connect a number of devices and to transfer information. [] (2) A communication network consisting of a parallel data path within the computer system that is shared by many system components. [ 10:45] (3) A set of conductors connecting various sections in a computer, or connecting the computer to a peripheral device. [] NOTE: A bus is usually described by the "width" of the parallel data lines (conductors) available. Typical micro-computer busses are 8-, 16-, or 32-bits wide.
The internal bus of a computer is what allows a CPU to communicate with other internal hardware, such as a video card. Most of today's PCs use the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) interface, which has largely replaced the older Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, and the more recent Extended ISA, or EISA, and VL-Bus architectures. Today's PowerPC Macintosh machines also use the PCI bus, and you'll find NuBus on older Macs. Note that a computer's internal bus is not the same as its Interface, also called the peripheral bus.
any vehicle, including a trailer bus, designed, used, or maintained for carrying more than 15 persons, including the driver, for hire or for carrying more than 10 persons, including the driver, by any non-profit organization. (VC §233)
A parallel group of signals (wires) that communicate among procesors. The data bus and address bus carrry data and address bits to components on a board.
A set of wires that distributes power, commands, or signals around the layout
A transmission path for information.
are the electrical connections between various integrated circuits and peripheral semiconductors.
A set of conductors which connect the functional units in a computer. It is called a bus because it travels to all destinations. There are local busses that connect elements within the CPU and busses which connect the computer to external memory and peripherals [printers, digital cameras, CD burners].
The wiring that communicates information from one part of a computer to another.
It is a group of wires acting as a communication highway connecting the whole computers together. Bus mastering Devices that have this feature are intelligent and can take momentary control of the system busses effectively bypassing the processor when communicating to the memory.
There are wires between all the parts of your computer. There is a wire from the memory to the brain, and from the brain to the printer, etc, etc. Those wires are called busses. They differ from one another due to the amount of data they will transfer at one time.
A shared connection for multiple devices over a cable or backplane.
hardware: Circuitry that transfers information between the parts of a computer. Bus also refers to connections between computers on a network or allowing you to plug in other peripherals, such as a SCSI bus, Nubus, PCI bus or IDE bus.
bus is a group of data, control and/or addressing lines that extend from device to device and act as a conduit for signals. Often the bus will be shared by several devices and a set of signals or a "protocol" is implemented to arbitrate who shall send and receive signals at any given time. CRC Stands for Cyclic Redundancy Checking. At the sender, a block of data is subjected to a mathematic algorithm creating a result which is sent with the data block. The receiver performs the same calculation. If the results agree, the data is presumed to be error free.
A common pathway, or channel, between multiple devices.A bus allows for connecting multiple devices, whereas channels such as a PC's serial port can connect only to one device. CPU -- Located on PC motherboard; SCSI HBA plugs into it. I/O -- Data path between SCSI HBA and SCSI disk drive.
the main communication avenue in a computer; an electrical pathway along which signals are sent from one part of the computer to another.
A single physical communications medium shared by two or more devices. The network shared by processors in many distributed computers is a bus, as is the shared data path in many multiprocessors.
A general circuit in a computer that transmits signals to and from the central processing chip and related peripherals, circuit cards, and accessories.
Generic term in data communications to describe a wiring topology (such as that used in Ethernet) in which devices are connected along a single linear medium.
A common pathway or channel between hardware devices. Can be serial (information travels one-bit at a time) or parallel (information travels in groups of bits simultaneously moving along multiple parallel paths)
The "highway" through which data travels between various computer components. See also AGP and PCI.
A common connection point in an electric system. A physical bus consists of a bar or tube of copper or aluminum that connects multiple pieces of equipment or circuits.
A bus is simply a data path between devices. The computer's system bus is what peripherals use to send and receive data from the processor and main memory.
A set of electrical conductors, often on a backplane, that carry data and power signals among the various components of a computer.
The common primary conductor from a power source to two or more separate circuits.
Parallel lines used to transfer signals between devices or components. Computers are often described by their bus structure (i.e., S-100, IBM PC).
Single or multiple parallel paths for power or data signals to which several devices may be connected at the same time.
The connection that carries information from one part of a computer to another. The faster the bus speed, which is measured in MHz (MegaHertz), the faster your server or computer will be.
An electronic path which allows communication between multiple points or devices in a system.
an internal pathway for audio signals in a console. Frequently misspelled "buss."
A term used for an electronic device in which a number of elements are wired together with a single wire in such way that all the elements can use the same wire to transmit information to other devices on it. Buses are used internally in computers and used to attach computers to peripherals. Only devices addressed by the signals pay attention to them; the others discard the signals.
Broadcast and Unknown Server. The BUS is a multicast server used to flood unknown destination address traffic and forward multicast and broadcast traffic to clients within a particular ELAN. The BUS to which the LEC connects is identified with a unique ATM address. In the LES, this is associated with the broadcast MAC address (all 1s) and this mapping is normally configured into the LES.
An electronic pathway. In networks, a configuration (topology) with a single linear cable, terminated at each end, to which computers and devices are connected. There are no loops or branches in the cable. Also called a daisy chain.
A set of wires traced into the motherboard that carries specific instructions through the PC. This is the information highway@ which carries data to and from various subsystems of the PC at different transfer rates depending on the type of architecture employed. (ISA, VLB, EISA, MCA).
A network topology in which nodes are connected to a single cable with terminations at each end.
Part of the Motherboard architecture that carries large amounts of data flow. The route which data takes through a computer is known as the Bus, which can actually be a number of different interfaces.
The electric connection linking electronic devices such as the internal sections of a computer (i.e., the CPU, expansion cards and peripherals). The amount data that can be simultaneously transported along a bus is determined by the number of connections for moving binary numbers. For instance, a 16-bit bus can transport up to 16 ones and zeros (binary digits) at once. Popular types of buses include Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) and Small Computer System interface (SCSI). In networks, a bus is the cable system known as the backbone, which connects all computers into a single network.
A portion of computer architecture which carries data from one component to another. As a general rule, more than one component is attached to a bus, and the particular component (or section of memory) being used is selected through the use of address lines in the bus. Electronic pathway over which data travels.
A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another. Think of a bus as a highway on which data travels within a computer.
A path along which electronic signals are transmitted and received by any device attached to the signal line--that is, the way one part of a computer communicates with another. USB, which stands for Universal Serial Bus, is one example.
A LAN topology in which all the nodes are connected to a single cable. All nodes are considered equal and receive all transmissions on the medium.
The hardware connection that allows data to flow from one component to another.
a rigid, large conductor, usually used in substations, to provide a quick, convenient means of rearranging circuit connections to keep power flowing or to restore power in case of equipment damage.
A superhighway that carries information electronically from one part of the computer to another. There are three such highways: data bus carries data back and forth between memory and the micro-processor. An address bus carries information about the locations (addresses) of specific information. control bus carries control signals to make sure the data traffic flows smoothly, without confusion.
Conductors used to interconnect individual circuitry in a computer. The set of conductors as a whole is called a bus. Byte: A binary element string operated on as a unit and usually shorter than a computer word. Normally eight bits.: A high level programming language. Developed around the concept of structured programming and designed for high operating speeds. Microsoft C and Borland C are dialects of C.
A path for transporting voltages, signals, or a ground between the different sections of an electronic device, such as a data bus between a CPU and memory or a peripheral device. Its width is determined by the number of lines (conductors) that make up the bus, and its speed (data transfer rate) is determined by the circuits that drive the lines.
A channel or path for transferring data that does not permit an interrupt to occur. An unbroken stream of bits is a burst of data.
A bus is a path along which data travels inside a computer. Busses are used to link the systems main memory with devices in a computer such as drives, expansion cards, and the CPU. Busses have varying widths and speeds. A bus's capabilities are expressed in terms of bandwidth--a measurement of data throughput in Megabytes per second (MB/sec) (not the same as Mb/sec, Megabits per second. Eight bits make a byte.)
The bus is a set of conductors that connect all of the functional units in a computer, as well as external memory, peripherals, or networks. Higher System Bus Speed enhances a computer's performance and speed.
One or more conductors used for transmitting signals or power.
The bus in a computer is actually two buses, the address bus and the data bus. The address bus is the series of tracks on the motherboard that are used to signify the address in memory the processor is accessing and is represented in binary. The data bus is the series of tracks on the motherboard that data is represented in binary. The processor pulses the address and data bus simultaneously when accessing memory. See also Processor, Memory and Motherboard.
A group of wires or conductors, considered as a single entity, which interconnects part of a system.
A LAN topology in which all the nodes are connected to a single cable, considered equal, and receive congruent signals.
A collection of wires--think of it as a highway--through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another.
A group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry in a computer or digital device with which data transferred between various components of the device. Typically, a bus is the expansion mechanism to which I/O or other devices are connected. Example of PC buses are the AT bus, NuBus, and EISA bus.
A parallel set of wires in a computer over which control and data are exchanged between the various devices (terminal, CPU, memory, ALU, and so forth) connected to the bus. The bus can be standardized following IEEE recommended standards or may be a special bus (such as a video bus) that allows rapid interchange of specific information. A system-level bus will generally contain four component buses: the data bus, address bus, control or status bus, and power bus. The bus provides great flexibility to a computer, permitting different (internal and peripheral) devices to be plugged in, actuated, and signals to be exchanged.
A network topology consisting of two or more nodes sharing a communication channel. Each node on the channel receives all messages and determines, based on an address contained in the message, whether to accept and process the message or to ignore it. (1)
The expansion connector built into the computer. Boards are inserted into this connector, and all communication between the computer and your board occurs through the computerâ€(tm)s bus. There are several different expansion buses available, including the XT, AT, PCI, EISA, and VESA buses for IBM-compatible PCs, & NuBus or PCI for the Macintosh PC line.
A common set of communication channels connecting parts of a system. - C is a programming language that has many features commonly found in higher-level languages. C and C++ are two of the most common programming languages used today. These programming languages are chosen by Braintree because of its high processing speed when compared to Java.
Jargon for the routing of an input signal to one or more output channels. The bus control Is used to assign an instrument to a particular track; for example, a harmonica coming into a desk on, input 1 may be bussed to track 4 on the tape recorder.
A bus is a physical communication path and an access protocol between a processor and its peripherals. A bus standard, with a predefined set of logic signals, timings, and connectors, provides a means by which many types of device interfaces (controllers) can be built and easily combined within a computer system. See also OPENbus.
The paths or lines on the motherboard on which data, instructions and electrical power move from component to component.
Parallel or serial lines used to transfer signals between devices. Computers are often described by their bus structure (i.e. S-100-bus computers, etc.).
A communications interface which transfers data between Electronic Data Processing Elements.
The BUS facilitates the transfer of data among the components inside the computer. You can think of the BUS as the traffic cop inside your computer that allows smooth traffic flow on a busy highway.
Circuits inside the computer that transmit information from one part of the computer system to another. The SCSI Bus connects the components of a Macintosh system.
A path in the computer to transfer information within the computer or to the device(s) to which the data are addressed.
The connection or path between the CPU and the input/output (I/O) devices of the connection between two processors.
A group of electronic paths used to send data between parts of the system. On a system board, the bus connects the peripheral cards with the microprocessor via the expansion slots.
This is just a collection of wires that transmit data from one component to another.
1)A data path shared by many devices. 2)A linear network topology in which all workstations are connected to a single cable. On a bus network, such as Ethernet, all workstations receive all transmissions; only the workstation that the information is addressed to will use the information. Contrast with ring and star.
A data path in a computer, consisting of various parallel wires to which the CPU, memory, and all input/output devices are connected.
The central communication avenue in a PCs system board. It normally consists of a set of parallel wires or signal traces that connect the CPU, the memory, all input/output devices, and peripherals and allows data to be transferred from one system component to another. Busses come in a variety of bit widths and speeds. To prevent data bottlenecks, the components attached to a bus must operate at close to the same speed as the bus.
Part of a chip or circuit board designed to send and receive data. The bus on a computer's motherboard contains slots for expansion cards.
Paths or lines on a motherboard that carries data, instructions and electrical power.
A transmission path on which signals are dropped at every device attached to the line.
An interface that provides a data & control pathway to move information. On high speed systems, this is often a parallel interface. Examples of standard bus architectures include PCI, SATA, CameraLink, PanelLink, IEEE-1394, ISA and so forth. A system-level bus will typically include a data bus, address bus, control or status bus, and power bus.
a common channel / pathway between hardware devices either internally between components in a computer, or externally between workstations in a network.
A set of conductors connecting the various functional units in a computer. Busses are named by the type of data they carry, such as data bus, address bus, or PCI bus.
A physical system which permits the interchange of data. A telephony bus has three basic elements: lines for the data, bit synchronization (clocks), and frame synchronization (frame strobe). Most telephony buses also have a network reference - an 8 kHz timekeeper. See also H.100 bus, MVIP.
Circuitry that is used to move data
A bus is a system of electrical lines shared by all devices that are connected to it. This is a convenient way for these devices to share data. It works just like a party-line telephone. Different parts of the computer talk to each other by getting on the bus and sending messages.
A transmission path or channel. A bus is typically an electrical connection with one or more conductors, where all attached devices receive all transmissions at the same time.
1. a big yellow vehicle carrying juvenile delinquents. 2. an electronic computer pathway over which data travels. See SCSI, GPIB, HPIB, IDE.
A data path shared by many devices (e.g. multipoint line) with one or more conductors for transmitting signals, data or power.
The group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry in a computer. Typically, a bus is the expansion vehicle to which I/O or other devices are connected. Examples of PC buses are the ISA and PCI busses.
In LANs, a line or circuit through which a signal is passed. 16-bit or 32-bit bus refers to a data bus which can transfer 16-bit or 32-bit data at one time.
A commuter bus express service operated for a gauranteed number of patrons from a given area on a prepaid, reserved basis. (APTA)
A common pathway or circuit between multiple devices. One of the primary network configurations or topologies.
A communication line used for data transfer among the components of a computer system. A bus essentially allows different parts of the system to share data. For example, a bus connects the disk-drive controller, memory, and input/output ports to the microprocessor. See also: expansion slot; universal serial bus (USB)
Single common cable used to connect all devices on a system. The Pamux bus is a 50-pin flat-ribbon cable. Optomux and Mistic use RS-422/485 serial buses.
an electronic pathway through which data is transmitted between components in a computer.
Signal path or line shared by many circuits or devices. Information is often sent to all devices throughout the same bus; only the device to which it is addressed will accept it. this makes designing system architecture much easier; devices can be plugged in "anywhere on the bus."
1. Common physical signal path composed of wires or other media across which signals can be sent from one part of a computer to another. Sometimes called highway. 2. See bus topology.
The body of a satellite. The bus holds all of the scientific equipment and other necessary components of the satellite. The bus of a satellite is made of a variety of materials that are selected to protect the satellite from things like collisions, a build-up of electric charge, extreme temperatures, and radiation.
An internal data path. Typically an electrical connection, with one or more conductors, where all attached devices are logically connected.
System for communication between several devices via a data line (see interface)
Any of several types of self-propelled vehicles, generally rubber-tired, intended for use on city streets, highways and busways, including, but not limited to, minibuses, forty and thirty-foot buses, articulated buses, double-deck buses and electrically powered trolley buses, used by public entities to provide designated public transportation service and by private entities to provide transportation service including, but not limited to, specified public transportation services. Self-propelled vehicles designed to look like antique or vintage trolleys are considered buses. (49CFR37) Any motor vehicle designed construted and/or used for the transportation of passengers, including taxicabs. (49CFR390) A vehicle designed to carry more than 10 passengers, includig school buses, intercity buses and transit buses. (49CFR571) Also see "Motor Bus."
A large motor vehicle that operates on fixed routes and schedules and can carry up to 85 passengers. Buses typically travel in mixed travel lanes or in dedicated bus lanes.
(1.) In a processor, a physical facility on which data is transferred to all destinations but from which only addressed destinations can read in accordance with appropriate conventions. (2.) A computer configuration in which processors are interconnected in series. (3.) One or more conductors that transmit signals or power.
A circuit connection of a computer on which data travels throughout the computer or network.
An electrical conductor used for transmitting signal or power from one or more sources to one or more destinations.
An electrical connection point between different parts of an interconnected system, such as the connection between a generating facility and the transmission grid in a power station switchyard. Also referred to as a “node.
an electrical circuit that transmits audio signals from one or more sources to one or more other sources. The path an audio signal travels in a mixer
A bus is a large road vehicle intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver and sometimes a conductor. The name is a shortened version of Latin omnibus, which means "for everyone."
In computer architecture, a bus is a subsystem that transfers data or power between computer components inside a computer or between computers and typically is controlled by device driver software. Unlike a point-to-point connection, a bus can logically connect several peripherals over the same set of wires. Each bus defines its set of connectors to physically plug devices, cards or cables together.
RATP operates the majority of buses in Paris, and a significant number of lines in its suburbs. Other suburban lines are operated by private operators grouped in a consortium known as Optile (Organisation professionnelle des transports d'ÃŽle-de-France).