Explain the significance of PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) lanes on a motherboard and how they relate to GPU and storage performance.

Explain the concept of motherboard buses and their significance in data transfer between CPU, RAM, and peripheral devices. What is the role of the Front Side Bus (FSB) and DMI?

Describe the benefits and drawbacks of multipurpose pins on microcontrollers.

Which kind of bus do you prefer using for your computer's CPU and RAM, synchronous or asynchronous, and why?

Explain the significance of PCIe slots on a motherboard for expansion cards and GPUs. How does PCIe generation affect performance?

Explain the concept of PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) slots on a motherboard. How are different PCIe generations and lane configurations relevant for connecting various hardware components?

Describe the function and importance of the "cache memory" in HDDs.

What is the purpose of the computer bus?

Explain the concept of CPU sockets and their relevance when choosing a motherboard.

Basic Electrical Engineering A Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is a common feature on both desktop and notebook computers as well as many handheld devices such as MP3 players, digital cameras, and cell phones. The USB 2.0 specification (org(Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)) permits data transfer between a computer and a peripheral device at rates up to 480 megabits per second.  One important feature of USB is the ability to swap peripherals without having  to power down a computer.  USB ports are also capable of supplying power to external peripherals.  A USB cable is a four-conductor cable with two signal conductors and two conductors for providing power.  The amount of current that can be provided over a USB port is defined in the USB specification in terms of unit loads, where one unit load is specified to be 100 mA.  All USB ports default to low-power ports at one unit load, but can be changed under soft-ware control to high-power ports capable of supplying…