A system bus in which each data item is transferred during a time slice known in advance to both the source and destination units is called:
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Correct answer: D. Synchronous bus
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In a synchronous bus, transfers occur in time slots fixed by a common clock that both units know in advance. Asynchronous buses use handshaking instead.More Computer System Architecture questions
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