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REGISTERS
REGISTERS
 Special purpose high speed temporary memory
units.
 It stores
 Data
 Instructions and
 Address of the memory
TYPES OF REGISTERS
 PC
 Holds the address of the next instruction to be executed.
 IR
 Holds the actual instruction which is being currently
executing.
 MAR
 Holds the address part of the current instruction.
 MDR
 Holds the contents of the location whose address is in the
MAR.
TYPES OF REGISTERS
 ACC
 Stores data and temporary results.
 DR
 Stores data being transmitted to or from a
peripheral device.
SYSTEM BUS
 A bus that connects CPU, memory and I/O
devices .
 Consists of 50-100 separate lines.
 They are categorized into 3
 Data lines
 Address lines
 Control lines
DATA LINES
 Provides a path for moving data between
memory & I/O devices.
 Collectively known as data bus.
 Consists of 8,16 and 32 bits separate lines
 Is bidirectional.
ADDRESS LINES
 Used to designate the source of data for data
bus.
 They are collectively known as address bus.
 Is unidirectional.
CONTROL LINES
 Used to control the access to data and address
bus.
 Collectively known as control bus.
 Is bidirectional.
SYSTEM BUS

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Registers, Buses, and Computer Memory Components

  • 2. REGISTERS  Special purpose high speed temporary memory units.  It stores  Data  Instructions and  Address of the memory
  • 3. TYPES OF REGISTERS  PC  Holds the address of the next instruction to be executed.  IR  Holds the actual instruction which is being currently executing.  MAR  Holds the address part of the current instruction.  MDR  Holds the contents of the location whose address is in the MAR.
  • 4. TYPES OF REGISTERS  ACC  Stores data and temporary results.  DR  Stores data being transmitted to or from a peripheral device.
  • 5. SYSTEM BUS  A bus that connects CPU, memory and I/O devices .  Consists of 50-100 separate lines.  They are categorized into 3  Data lines  Address lines  Control lines
  • 6. DATA LINES  Provides a path for moving data between memory & I/O devices.  Collectively known as data bus.  Consists of 8,16 and 32 bits separate lines  Is bidirectional.
  • 7. ADDRESS LINES  Used to designate the source of data for data bus.  They are collectively known as address bus.  Is unidirectional.
  • 8. CONTROL LINES  Used to control the access to data and address bus.  Collectively known as control bus.  Is bidirectional.