Industry Standard Architecture

E184289

Industry Standard Architecture is an older 16-bit computer bus standard used primarily in IBM PC-compatible systems to connect expansion cards and peripherals to the motherboard.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf computer bus standard ⓘ
expansion bus ⓘ
abbreviation ISA ⓘ
addressBusWidth 24 bits ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AT bus ⓘ
backwardCompatibleWith 8-bit IBM PC bus ⓘ
bitWidth 16-bit ⓘ
busArbitration centralized ⓘ
clockSpeed 8 MHz ⓘ
commonIn DOS-era personal computers ⓘ
compatibility IBM PC/AT ⓘ
linked to: IBM PC AT

IBM PC/XT ⓘ
linked to: IBM PC XT
configurationMethod jumpers and DIP switches ⓘ
dataBusWidth 16 bits ⓘ
designedFor Intel 80286-based systems ⓘ
eraOfUse 1980s ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ
formFactor long expansion slot parallel to motherboard ⓘ
influenced design of later PC expansion buses ⓘ
introducedBy IBM ⓘ
introducedInProduct IBM PC/AT ⓘ
linked to: IBM PC AT
introducedYear 1984 ⓘ
limitations lack of automatic configuration ⓘ
limited DMA channels ⓘ
low bandwidth compared to later buses ⓘ
maxThroughput approximately 8 MB/s theoretical ⓘ
predecessor IBM PC bus ⓘ
linked to: IBM PC
primaryUseToday legacy and industrial systems ⓘ
purpose connect expansion cards to motherboard ⓘ
connect peripherals to motherboard ⓘ
slotType edge connector ⓘ
standardizedBy industry consortium of PC manufacturers ⓘ
status obsolete ⓘ
succeededBy Extended Industry Standard Architecture ⓘ
linked to: EISA

Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ
VESA Local Bus ⓘ
supportsBusMastering false ⓘ
supportsPlugAndPlay false ⓘ
transferMode synchronous ⓘ
typicalVoltage +5V ⓘ
usedFor SCSI controllers ⓘ
modems ⓘ
network interface cards ⓘ
sound cards ⓘ
video capture cards ⓘ
usedIn IBM PC-compatible systems ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ISA → fullName → Industry Standard Architecture ⓘ
ISA → abbreviationOf → Industry Standard Architecture ⓘ
VESA Local Bus → predecessor → Industry Standard Architecture ⓘ
Peripheral Component Interconnect → replaced → Industry Standard Architecture ⓘ
Peripheral Component Interconnect → replaced → Extended Industry Standard Architecture ⓘ
linked to: Industry Standard Architecture
ISA bus → fullName → Industry Standard Architecture ⓘ
Micro Channel Architecture → predecessor → Industry Standard Architecture ⓘ
Micro Channel Architecture → competingStandard → Extended Industry Standard Architecture ⓘ
linked to: Industry Standard Architecture