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Table 1 below
summarizes the characteristics of the various
bus architectures
used in
microcomputers
or
PC's.
Table 1.
Bus Architectures Used in PC's / Microcomputers
|
Bus |
Bus Width
(# of bits) |
Speed
(MHz) |
Data
Rate
(Mbps) |
# of
Pins |
|
Extended Industry Standard Architecture(EISA) |
32 |
8.3 |
33.3 |
188 |
|
IEEE-1394
(FireWire) |
Serial |
100-400 |
100-400 |
4 |
|
Industry Standard Architecture
(ISA) |
8
16 |
8
8 |
4
8 |
62
98 |
|
Microchannel Architecture
(MCA) |
32 |
8 |
33 |
174 |
|
Peripheral Component Interconnect
(PCI) |
64 |
33 |
264 |
188 |
|
Small
Computer System Interconnect
(SCSI) |
8
16
Wide SCSI-II |
5
SCSI-I
10
Fast SCSI-II
20
Ultra SCSI-II |
- |
25-50 |
|
Universal
Serial
Bus
(USB) |
Serial |
12 |
12 |
86 |
|
Video
Electronic Standards Association
(VESA)
Local Bus
(VLB) |
3 |
33
40
50 |
128-132 |
116 |
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