lesson 5 expansion slots and connectors

Question 1

this expansion slot has a 32bit/ or 64 bit bus

Answer 1

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect bus allows for connections to modems, video, sound,
and network adapters. Connects exclusively to southbridge.

Question 2

High speed serial replacement of older parallel PCI.
Sends and receives data within lanes. These lanes are full duplex, meaning they can send and
receive data simultaneously

Answer 2

PCIe

Question 3

enhances the 32-bit PCI l for
higher bandwidth demanded mostly by servers and workstations. It is a double-wide version of
PCI, running at up to four times the clock speed, but is otherwise similar in electrical
implementation.

Answer 3

PCI-X

Question 4

A subset of the PCI interface that uses a significantly smaller card form
factor. Supporting only 3.3 volts and 32 bits of the PCI specification

Answer 4

MINI-PCI

Question 5

legacy expansion slot connects directly to the northbridge

Answer 5

AGP accelerated graphics port

Question 6

organization that develops the PC Card technology in laptops

Answer 6

PCMCIA-Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

Question 7

Intel’s audio/modem riser expansion slot for sound cards or modems

Answer 7

amr/cnr

Question 8

7pin mobo connector

Answer 8

sata

Question 9

40 pin mobo connector

Answer 9

ide(pata)