3.4 Expansion Cards

Question 1

PCI

Answer 1

32-bit expansion card. Support only a maximum bus speed of 33 MHz or 133 MBps

Question 2

Mini PCI

Answer 2

Used in laptops

Question 3

PCI-X

Answer 3

64-bit expansion card, 133MHz bus

Question 4

PCI-X 2.0

Answer 4

64-bit expansion card, 266 MHz up to 533 MHz

Question 5

PCI and PCI-X

Answer 5

Used for network cards and audio cards

Question 6

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

Answer 6

Used for video graphic cards. Included 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x

Question 7

PCIe (PCI Express)

Answer 7

Replaced PCI, PCI-X and AGP. comes in PCIe x1, PCIe x4, PCIe x8, PCIe x1. PCIe x16 and PCIe x1 are the most commonly used as they maximize the number of lanes used on a motherboard.

Question 8

PCIe x1 is mostly used for…

Answer 8

modems, network cards. wireless cards, input/output devices, audio cards

Question 9

PCIe x16

Answer 9

Used for graphic cards

Question 10

PCIe stands for

Answer 10

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express. Connects to the bus to get data to and from the motherboard for external devices

Question 11

PCIe slots provide how much power…?

Answer 11

25 watts of power. Some Motherboards will have a dedicated Pci2 x16 slot for graphic cards, these provide up to 765watt of power

Question 12

Up-plugging

Answer 12

Putting smaller cards in a larger slot (ex. installing a PCIe x1 card in a PCIe x16 slot

Question 13

Down-plugging

Answer 13

Putting larger cards in a smaller slot. Not recommended as it slower the speed.

Question 14

Mini PCIe

Answer 14

Standard PCIe with smaller form factor. (ex. laptops)