For BUS we have terms and definitions in 20 topics. The topics are ATM, Automotive, Cinematography, Computer Hardware, Computer Technology, Data Recovery, Digital Imaging, Energy, Film Production, Hard Drive Recovery, Import Cars, Laptop, Linux, Red Hat, Microprocessor, Music Technology, Photography, RAID Drive Recovery, Real Estate, Storage Media and Technology.

BUS (ATM)

Broadcast and Unknown Server

BUS (Automotive)

passenger motor vehicle or chassis having a seating capacity for more than 10 people.

BUS (Cinematography)

A mixing network that combines the output of two or more channels. (Electronics)

BUS (Computer Hardware)

(1) A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another. You can think of a bus as a highway on which data travels within a computer. When used in reference to personal computers, the term bus usually refers to internal bus. This is a bus that connects all the internal computer components to the CPU and main memory. There's also an expansion bus that enables expansion boards to access the CPU and memory. All buses consist of two parts -- an address bus and a data bus. The data bus transfers actual data whereas the address bus transfers information about where the data should go. The size of a bus, known as its width, is important because it determines how much data can be transmitted at one time. For example, a 16-bit bus can transmit 16 bits of data, whereas a 32-bit bus can transmit 32 bits of data. Every bus has a clock speed measured in MHz. A fast bus allows data to be transferred faster, which makes applications run faster. On PCs, the old ISA bus is being replaced by faster buses such as PCI. Nearly all PCs made today include a local bus for data that requires especially fast transfer speeds, such as video data. The local bus is a high-speed pathway that connects directly to the processor. Several different types of buses are used on Apple Macintosh computers. Older Macs use a bus called NuBus, but newer ones use PCI.
(2) In networking, a bus is a central cable that connects all devices on a local-area network (LAN). It is also called the backbone.

BUS (Computer Technology)

Strips of parallel wires or printed circuits used to transmit electronic signals on the system board to other devices. Most Pentium systems use a 32-bit bus.

BUS (Data Recovery)

A term used for an electronic device in which a number of elements are wired together with a single wire in such way that all the elements can use the same wire to transmit information to other devices on it. Buses are used internally in computers and used to attach computers to peripherals. Only devices addressed by the signals pay attention to them; the others discard the signals.

BUS (Digital Imaging)

A path in the computer to transfer information within the computer or to the device(s) to which the data are addressed.

BUS (Energy)

An electrical conductor that serves as a common connection for two or more electrical circuits.

BUS (Film Production)

A mixing network that combines the output of two or more channels. (Electronics)

BUS (Hard Drive Recovery)

The path that carries data between the computer (microprocessor) and peripheral devices. An IDE interface cable and a SCSI cable are both examples of a bus.

BUS (Import Cars)

1. A large enclosed vehicle for carrying passengers, usually for hire. 2. Slang for a family car. 3. A common conductor or group of conductors for one or more signals. Also used to distribute non-signal power and ground throughout a system (power bus.)

BUS (Laptop)

The connection or path between the CPU and the input/output (I/O) devices of the connection between two processors.

BUS (Linux, Red Hat)

Conductors that connect the functional units in a computer (called a bus because it travels to all destinations). Local busses connect elements within the CPU and other busses connect to external memory and peripherals.

BUS (Microprocessor)

A set of lines used to move information from one part of the computer to another. Typically, a bus is divided into three functional groups: data, address, and control.

BUS (Music Technology)

In recording parlance, a bus is one of the main outputs of a mixer, which may be connected to one of inputs of a recorder, amplifier or signal processor. In computing parlance, it is the means by which data is transported between one part of a computer (eg Central Processing Unit) to another (eg Hard Disk). A computing type of bus may be separated into two parts, an address bus, and a data bus, and is measured in terms of its "width" in terms of bits (how many bits of data it can move at one time).

BUS (Photography)

A path in the computer to transfer information within the computer or to the device(s) to which the data are addressed.

BUS (RAID Drive Recovery)

The path that carries data between the computer (microprocessor) and peripheral devices. An IDE interface cable and a SCSI cable are both examples of a bus.

BUS (Real Estate)

A copper bar through which electrical current flows.

BUS (Storage Media)

A common pathway, or channel, between multiple devices.A bus allows for connecting multiple devices, whereas channels such as a PC's serial port can connect only to one device. CPU -- Located on PC motherboard; SCSI HBA plugs into it. I/O -- Data path between SCSI HBA and SCSI disk drive.

BUS (Technology)

A set of hardware lines (conductors) used for data transfer among the components of a computer system. A bus is essentially a shared highway that connects different parts of the system--including the microprocessor, disk-drive controller, memory, and input/output ports--and enables them to transfer information. The bus consists of specialized groups of lines that carry different types of information. One group of lines carries data; another carries memory addresses (locations) where data items are to be found; yet another carries control signals. Buses are characterized by the number of bits they can transfer at a single time, equivalent to the number of wires within the bus. A computer with a 32-bit address bus and a 16-bit data bus, for example, can transfer 16 bits of data at a time from any of 232 memory locations. Most microcomputers contain one or more expansion slots into which additional boards can be plugged to connect them to the bus.

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