Synchronous,+asynchronous

= **Asynchronous** =

Not synchronized; that is, not occurring at predetermined or regular intervals. The term //asynchronous// is usually used to describe communications in which data can be transmitted intermittently rather than in a steady stream. For example, a telephone conversation is asynchronous because both parties can talk whenever they like. If the communication were synchronous, each party would be required to wait a specified interval before speaking.

= **Synchronous** = = = Communication within a computer, however, is usually synchronous and is governed by the microprocessor clock. = =