You’ll need to rotate this motherboard every 5,000 miles



Which of these send traffic across serial “lanes” on a bus?

A) PCIe

B) PCI

C) PCI-X

D) Mini PCI

E) The wheels on the bus don’t apparently go round at all


The answer: A) PCIe

Unlike other parallel bus communications, PCI Express uses serial connectivity with dedicated “lanes” to transfer traffic across the bus.

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