Which video-based expansion bus was initially released by Intel in 1997 and has evolved into newer specifications that can support rates of up to 2 gigabytes per second? This expansion bus format isn’t included on new motherboards today, but the bus type is still supported on new video adapters available from a few manufacturers.
A) ISA
B) AGP
C) PCI
D) PCI Express
The answer: B) AGP
The Accelerated Graphics Port expansion bus is still supported for older computers, but the latest video cards take advantage of the faster PCI Express motherboard bus architecture.
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