Peripheral Component Interface (PCI)
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The PCI-slots are one of the most
visible areas on the main board. They are white and are more than
one, usually between four and six. They may be next to a couple of
EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) slots, but are often
the only ones on the newer boards as the EISA standard is
disappearing (Legacy standard).
PCI is an update from the ISA and
EISA standard providing faster data throughput for peripherals. But,
as peripherals are being delivered on-board in the form of a chip or
get their own slot, as happened with the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP),
PCI may be on its way out.
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One other main advantage of PCI is
that it can share a single Interrupt Request (IRQ) for several
devices. PCI devices are typically video graphics cards, network cards, TV and Radio cards, sound cards and internal modems. |
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