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SK0-004 · Question #271

Which of the following components found in a legacy server has a 16-bit bus?

The correct answer is C. ISA. The ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) bus is the legacy 16-bit expansion slot standard found in older PC systems.

Server hardware installation and management

Question

Which of the following components found in a legacy server has a 16-bit bus?

Options

  • AUSB
  • BPCI
  • CISA
  • DAGP

How the community answered

(48 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    92% (44)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

The ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) bus is the legacy 16-bit expansion slot standard found in older PC systems.

AUSB

USB is a serial peripheral interface standard, not a motherboard expansion slot bus, and does not use a 16-bit parallel bus architecture.

BPCI

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) is a 32-bit expansion bus, which is wider than ISA.

CISACorrect

ISA was originally an 8-bit bus that was extended to 16-bit in the AT form factor, making it the defining legacy 16-bit bus architecture. It was the dominant expansion standard through the 1980s and 1990s before being replaced by PCI. No other choice in this list operates at a 16-bit bus width.

DAGP

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is a 32-bit dedicated graphics slot and was never a 16-bit bus.

Concept tested: ISA legacy 16-bit expansion bus identification

Topics

#ISA bus#legacy hardware#16-bit bus#expansion slots

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