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Explain why a CPU’s speed is affected by the number of buses.

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The CPU itself needs data to process; the bus' job is to get that data to the CPU. The bus does not increase or decrease the CPU's speed, but handles that data that flows in and out of the device, which plays a key role in how well the CPU performs.

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