2007-09-11 17:29:26 · 4 answers · asked by willmorin1 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
An expansion slot type in a PC.
Usually white, used to mount extra USB slot cards etc
2007-09-11 17:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by stu_the_kilted_scot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short for Peripheral Component Interconnect, a local bus standard developed by Intel Corporation. Most modern PCs include a PCI bus in addition to a more general ISA expansion bus. PCI is also used on newer versions of the Macintosh computer.
PCI is a 64-bit bus, though it is usually implemented as a 32-bit bus. It can run at clock speeds of 33 or 66 MHz. At 32 bits and 33 MHz, it yields a throughput rate of 133 MBps. Also see PCI-X and PCI Express
2007-09-11 17:39:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peripheral Component Interconnect - its a replacement for the short lived VESA local bus. It was WAY better than the old ISA from the PC XT/AT. However, as time went on it too fell behind. Hence the need for PCI 16, then PCI 32. Then we got AGP for fast video and even that has been usurped by PCI express. Hope this helped, JM
2007-09-15 15:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by John M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
peripheral component interconnect.
it is the old standard communications bus that devices use to interface with computers that have it. it has been superseded by pci express in newer computers.
2007-09-11 17:36:00 · answer #4 · answered by meightysix 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋