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 Encyclopedia: Peripheral Component Interconnect
A peripheral (truncation of “peripheral device”) is any computer device that is not part of the essential computer (the processor, memory, and data paths) but is situated relatively close by.
In computer architecture, a bus is a subsystem that transfers data or power between computer components inside a computer or between computers.
Essentially, a bus is a channel or path between the components in a computer.
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Peripheral-Component-Interconnect   (660 words)

  
 Pci bus - PCI Express: An Overview : Page 2
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Local Bus Explains how the PCI bus functions in areas such as: performance, interrupts, mastering, and plug and play
To Lock or not to Lock that is here the question For the PCI bus, that is. (Review by MS, Dec. 11, 2003).
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 Peripheral Component Interconnect - Computing Reference - eLook.org
Peripheral Component Interconnect - Computing Reference - eLook.org
(PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993.
Technically, PCI is not a bus but a bridge or mezzanine.
http://www.elook.org/computing/peripheral-component-interconnect.htm   (165 words)

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