Which bus architecture is this?

Which video bus architecture can support throughputs ranging from 266 megabytes per second through 2.1 gigabytes per second?

A) PCI

B) AGP

C) PCI Express

D) ISA

E) LCD or Plasma?

The answer: B) AGP

The Accelerated Graphics Port provided high-speed video access for older Pentium-based computers. Most of the newest video adapters use the PCI Express bus.

Want to know more? Watch “Bus Architectures and Expansion Slots.” An important consideration of the very first IBM personal computer was including standardized expansion slots so the end-user could customize their system. In this video, you’ll learn about bus architectures and expansion slots, including PCI, PCI Express, AGP, and CardBus.