Remember PCI
Full name: Peripheral Component Interconnect
Memory aid: Peripheral Components Interconnect on a shared road.
Conventional PCI is distinct from PCI Express.
Study area: Expansion buses · Batch 1
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Server+
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PCI — Peripheral Component Interconnect
Connects peripherals using a legacy shared parallel bus.
Why learn PCI — Peripheral Component Interconnect?
Connects peripherals using a legacy shared parallel bus.
Where it came from
Conventional PCI is distinct from PCI Express.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Peripheral Components Interconnect on a shared road.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect.
- Recall this memory aid: Peripheral Components Interconnect on a shared road.
- Explain the practical use: Connects peripherals using a legacy shared parallel bus.
- Explain this distinction: Conventional PCI is distinct from PCI Express.
- Identify PCI in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- PCI-SIG specifications (pcisig.com)