Which one is correct about serial versus parallel bus?

2017

Which one is correct about serial versus parallel bus?

  1. A.

    Parallel bus would be faster than serial bus

  2. B.

    Serial bus can be clocked considerably faster than parallel bus, as there is no issue of clock skew between different lines of the bus

  3. C.

    Serial bus would be slower than parallel bus

  4. D.

    None of the above

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Correct answer: B

A serial bus can often be clocked faster than a parallel bus because it avoids clock-skew issues across many parallel signal lines.

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