buslines
Buslines are the little wires on the motherboard. They send information from one device of the computer to another. Buslines can be defined as one of two types: internal or external. Internal buslines link different parts of the computer to the CPU and the main memory device. External buslines connects external devices (such as CD drives or USB ports) to the CPU.
Buslines can also be categorised as either control, data or power. Control buslines are used by the CPU to organise and co-ordinate the actions of the different parts of the computer system. Data buslines transfer data and instructions to the components of the computer. Power buslines are used for transferring power to the different sections of the motherboard.
Buslines differ in the amounts of data they can transfer. They also differ in clock speed: this is measured in "megahertz" (MHz). Megahertz tells us how fast the busline can transfer data. Many hardware engineers continue to develop better buslines which can transfer data at even faster speeds than we currently have.
References: Information and Software Technology (by David Grover)
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-motherboard-bus.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_a_motherboard_work
http://www.codesandtutorials.com/hardware/computerfundamentals/computer_buses-types.php
Buslines can also be categorised as either control, data or power. Control buslines are used by the CPU to organise and co-ordinate the actions of the different parts of the computer system. Data buslines transfer data and instructions to the components of the computer. Power buslines are used for transferring power to the different sections of the motherboard.
Buslines differ in the amounts of data they can transfer. They also differ in clock speed: this is measured in "megahertz" (MHz). Megahertz tells us how fast the busline can transfer data. Many hardware engineers continue to develop better buslines which can transfer data at even faster speeds than we currently have.
References: Information and Software Technology (by David Grover)
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-motherboard-bus.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_a_motherboard_work
http://www.codesandtutorials.com/hardware/computerfundamentals/computer_buses-types.php