Which of the following components is used to establish a communiation link between a CPU and the peripheral devices to transfer data?
Explanation
The Memory Data Register (MDR), also known as the Memory Buffer Register (MBR), is a critical component of the CPU's register set. It acts as a temporary holding area for data.
The relationship between the data bus and the register can be represented as:
Data Transfer⟺MDR⟺Internal CPU Bus
While the I/O Interface manages the protocol and connection logic, the MDR is the specific hardware register used to "establish the link" at the data level during the actual transfer process.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (C) Memory Data Register.