COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER PERIPHERALS AND INTERFACES

EXPANSION SLOTS AND CARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a PCI?
A
Industry standard architecture
B
Peripheral Component Interconnect
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -PCI (peripheral component interconnect) is an interface standard for connecting high-speed components. Every desktop PC motherboard has a number of PCI slots you can use to add GPUs, RAID cards, Wi-Fi cards or SSD (solid-state drive) add-on cards.

Detailed explanation-2: -Peripheral Component Interconnect: A standard interface used primarily on computer backplanes to connect interface cards and peripheral devices to the processor bus. PCI is often used for video display cards, network interfaces (e.g. Ethernet), and peripheral interfaces such as SCSI or USB.

Detailed explanation-3: -Developed by Intel Corporation, the Peripheral Component Interconnect standard (PCI) is an industry-standard, high-speed bus found in nearly all desktop computers. PCI slots allow you to install a wide variety of expansion cards including: Graphics or Video cards. Sound cards.

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