Assume a bus is 16 bits wide. The data and address lines are multiplexed, meaning that the bus must alternate addresses one cycle and data the next. The bus runs at 300MHz. How long will it take to transfer 15MB over the bus?

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Assume a bus is 16 bits wide. The data and address lines are multiplexed, meaning that the bus must alternate addresses one cycle and data the next.

The bus runs at 300MHz.

How long will it take to transfer 15MB over the bus?

 

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