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Front side bus


 

Front Side Bus (FSB) is the term used to describe the CPU data bus. This bus carries all information that passes from the CPU to other devices within the system such as RAM, PCI expansion cards, hard disks, etc.

Related Topics:
CPU - Data bus - RAM - PCI - Hard disk

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Some computers have an L2 or L3 cache external to the CPU connected via a back side bus. This bus and the cache memory connected to it is faster than accessing the system RAM via the front side bus.

Related Topics:
Cache - Back side bus

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