Expansion Cards Flashcards
What are the two main type of expansion cards?
PCIe (PCI Express)
Mini PCIe (Mini PCI Express)
What is a 32-bit expansion card?
PCI
What’s the maximum bus speed of PCI 32-bit cards?
33MHz or 133 MBps
What is the 64-bit expansion card?
PCI-X
What is the speed of a PCI-X?
133 MHz
What is the speed range of the PCI-X 2.0?
266 MHz up to 533 MHz
What expansion cards where typically used for network and audio cards?
PCI and PCI-X
What is a dedicated port that can only be used for video graphics cards?
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
What are the 4 types of AGP slots?
AGP 1x
AGP 2x
AGP 4x
AGP 8x
What replaced PCI PCI-X and AGP?
PCIe
What are the PCIe sizes?
PCIe x1
PCIe x4
PCIe x8
PCIe x16
What PCIe size is used for modems, network cards, wireless cards, input/output devices, and audio cards?
PCIe x1
What PCIe size is used for graphics cards?
PCIe x16
What connects to the bus to get data to and from the motherboard for external devices?
(PCIe) Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
What determines how many lanes are on the PCIe bus?
Motherboard and it’s form factor.
What PCIe sizes maximize the number of lanes on the motherboard?
PCIe x16 and PCI x1
True or False When looking at PCIe the higher the version the faster the speed.
True
How many watts of power do all PCIe slots provide?
25 watts of power
If a motherboard has a dedicated graphics slot for PCIe x16 how many watts of power does it provide?
75 watts of power
What’s it called when you put a smaller expansion card in a larger slot?
Up-plugging
What’s it called when you put a larger expansion card in a smaller slot?
Down-plugging
What’s a standard PCIe card with a smaller form factor?
Mini PCIe
What expansion card is typically used in laptops, specifically for wireless networking.
Mini PCIe
