How to Develop a Greater Understanding of PC Interfaces, Ports, and Buses

Drawing on the latest research on hardware interfaces used in modern information technology, this developer's reference describes expansion buses and universal external, peripheral-device, wireless, network, and auxiliary serial interfaces. Specific technologies covered include LPT, COM, USB, FireWire, SCSI, mouse, monitor, printer, audio and video interfaces, Serial ATA and flash cards, AGP, PCI, PCI-X, PCI Express, LPC, PCMCIA, CardBus, Bluetooth, SPI, Mil, SMI, JTAG, and Ethernet. Also included is information on signal line definitions and signal arrangement on I/O connectors, timing diagrams, interrups, adapters (ATA and NIC), controllers (DMA, PCI IDE, and FDC AT), and multifunction cards.