What is a PCI bus? Discuss its aspects and usage.
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI): This bus was developed by Intel and introduced in 1993. It is geared specifically to fifth- and sixth-generation systems even though the latest generation 486 motherboards use PCI as well.
PCI bus has plug -and -play characteristics and ability to function with a 64-bit data bus. A PCI interface includes series of registers, located in a small memory device on PCI interface that comprises information about the board.