Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - ISA

What does ISA stand for in the context of PCs?

• Industry Standard Architecture

• Integrated System Adapter

• Internet Security Application

• Internal Storage Access

When was the original 8-bit version of PCI introduced?

• 1984

• 1981

• 1990

• 1986

Which technology did not become widely used until 1984?

• VLB

• MCA

• 16-bit version of ISA

• 8-bit version of ISA

Which expansion bus was the most common for most of the 1980s and 1990s?

• PCI

• ISA

• MCA

• VLB

By the end of the twentieth century, what was beginning to replace ISA ports?

• FireWire ports

• USB ports

• MCA and VLB

• PCI and AGP slots

What type of bus is ISA used for adding in PCs?

• Expansion cards

• Memory modules

• Processors

• Hard drives

What clock speeds are supported by the original 8-bit version of PCI?

• 8 and 33 MHz

• 16 and 64 MHz

• 32 and 128 MHz

• 64 and 256 MHz

How many pins does the 16-bit PCI use?

• 256

• 128

• 98

• 62

Which of the following was not a competing technology to ISA?

• AGP

• PCI

• VLB

• MCA

What expansion cards are most computers supporting today?

• MCA and PCI

• ISA and VLB

• USB and FireWire

• PCI and AGP