Understanding Bus Systems and Interface Cards

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What type of bus interface connects disk and video to the microprocessor at the local bus level?

ISA bus

PCI bus

VESA local bus (correct)

EISA bus

Which bus supports the 64-bit data bus of the Pentium microprocessor and competes directly with the PCI bus?

PCI bus

ISA bus

VESA local bus (correct)

EISA bus

What is the main purpose of the universal serial bus (USB) mentioned in the text?

To connect only disk drives to the microprocessor

To increase the number of wires for better performance

To improve the clocking speed of video interfaces

To reduce system cost by reducing the number of wires (correct)

Which bus is specifically designed to function with Pentium through Core2 microprocessors at a bus speed of 33 MHz?

PCI bus Signup and view all the answers

At what clocking speed do the ISA and EISA standards mentioned in the text function?

16 MHz Signup and view all the answers

Which bus has generated little, if any, interest despite supporting the 64-bit data bus of the Pentium microprocessor?

VESA local bus Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the bus introduced with the Pentium microprocessor and ATX class machines?

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus Signup and view all the answers

Which type of memory contains up to 4095M bytes in 80386DX, 80486, and Pentium microprocessors?

Extended memory Signup and view all the answers

What type of computer systems have up to 1M less than 64G of extended memory?

Core2 systems Signup and view all the answers

Which type of machines are known as microchannel architecture systems or ISA systems?

PS/2 machines Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the 32-bit peripheral interface bus found in some older 80386DX- and 80486-based systems?

EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bus Signup and view all the answers

Which type of memory map is typically used by servers compared to home/business computers?

64G-byte memory map Signup and view all the answers

What are the data transfer rates for USB1 and USB2, respectively?

10 Mbps and 480 Mbps Signup and view all the answers

Which bus is specifically mentioned as being for video cards?

PCI Express bus Signup and view all the answers

What is the latest speed for the AGP (advanced graphics port)?

8X or 2G bytes per second Signup and view all the answers

Which bus transfers data from the PC to the hard disk drive?

Serial ATA interface (SATA) Signup and view all the answers

What does the Transient Program Area (TPA) in DOS hold?

Both the operating system and application programs Signup and view all the answers

What is the length of the Transient Program Area (TPA) highlighted in the text?

$640K$ bytes Signup and view all the answers