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title: "What is system bus? Explain a few related terms?"  
description: "What is system bus? Explain a few related terms?"  
author: "Kalin"  
published: 2022-05-06  
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# What is system bus? Explain a few related terms?

What is [system](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13144/benefits-of-a-small-business-phone-system) bus? [Explain](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86025/content-created-for-humans-not-for-bots-explain-this-statement) a few related [terms](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81897/atheist-china-religious-vatican-city-coming-on-good-terms)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- The **system bus** is a data transmission line made up of cables and connectors that connects a computer's processors to its primary memory. The bus serves as a conduit for data and control signals travelling between the computer system's primary components. The function of the system bus is to combine the functions of the three primary buses: data, address, and control. Each of the three vehicles has its own personality and set of tasks.
- The system bus combines the following functions of the three primary buses:
- The control bus transports control, timing, and coordination signals for managing the system's many functions.
- The address bus is used to define memory locations for conveyed data.
- The data bus is a bidirectional route that transports data from the processor to the [**memory**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96701/explain-about-different-types-of-memory-in-operating-system) and peripherals.

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