The document discusses various concepts related to microprocessors including:
1. It defines a microprocessor as a program controlled semiconductor device that fetches, decodes and executes instructions. The basic units of a microprocessor are an ALU, registers and a control unit.
2. A bus is defined as a group of conducting lines that carries data, address and control signals. The data bus is bi-directional to allow the microprocessor to read from and write to memory or I/O devices.
3. A machine cycle is the time required to complete one memory, I/O or acknowledge operation and may consist of 3-6 T-states. A T-state is one clock period subdivision of