Prologic Recruitment Ltd

Training Division

A+ Part I Computer Hardware

BUS

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Bus
 Overview
 Terminology
 Internal Bus
 Expansion I/O Bus
 Expansion Slots

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overview
 Connectors on the motherboard
through which data is transmitted
from one part of a computer to
another.

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Bus
 Internal Bus- connects all internal
components to CPU and memory
- Data Bus
- Address Bus
 External Bus/Expansion Bus

- Allows peripheral components to

plug into existing bus

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Bus Width
 Refers how much information can
travel on that bus in a given time.

 Cloak Speed-speed at which

information can travel over the bus
measure MHz

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Expansion (I/O) Bus
 ISA
 MCA
 EISA
 VL-BUS
 PCI
 AGP
 PCMCIA

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ISA
 Industry Standard Architecture
- 8-Bit (XT) or 16-Bit(AT,ATX)
- 16 MB MAX Addressible Memory
- 8.33 MHz Clock Speed

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MCA (Micro Channel Architecture)
 IBM proprietary
 32 Bit Bus
 4 GB Max addressable memory
 10 MHz Clock Speed
 Bus Mastering (communicate with
each other bypassing CPU)
 Ps/2 (Mini-Din) Connector

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EISA (Extended ISA)
 32 Bit Bus
 4GB Addressable memory
 8.33 MHz

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VL-BUS (VESA Local Bus)

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PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
 Local Bus
 32/64 Bit Bus (Mostly 32 Bit)
 33 MHz (32bit or 66 MHz (64 Bit)
 4GB Addressable Memory
 Can run on multiple platforms Intel
Based & RISC Based Processors

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PCI

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AGP ( Accelerated Graphics Port)
 Fast Access to video
 Re-Introduction of the VL-Local Bus
 Runs at the same speed as memory
Bus
 Considered a port
 Shares system memory with the
CPU

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PCMCIA (PC CARD)

Personal Computer Memory Card

International Association
Used In Laptops
 Type I – 3.3 mm (usually RAM)

 Type II – 5.5 MM (Modem,NIC,etc..)

 Type III – 10.5 (Hard Drives)

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Comparison

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Prologic Recruitment Ltd
Training Division

A+ Part I Computer Hardware

CPU

Mathew Abraham

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