COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER PERIPHERALS AND INTERFACES

EXPANSION SLOTS AND CARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
PCI slots were replaced by PCI-E
A
False
B
True
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With this version, even PCIe x1 can be much faster than 64-bit PCI. In terms of PCI vs PCI-E speed, PCI-E is winner and it totally takes the place of PCI.

Detailed explanation-2: -PCI-e. Over time, the PCI-Express or PCI-e new bus model replaced the traditional PCI.

Detailed explanation-3: -Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Express The PCI Express (PCI-E) expansion slot standard was introduced in 2002 to replace PCI and AGP expansion slots (below).

Detailed explanation-4: -PCI is a parallel interface whereas PCIe is a serial interface. PCI uses individual buses for each of the devices connected to it instead of a shared one like what PCIe uses. The difference in speed between standard PCI interface and 16 slot PCIe is large.

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