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CompactPCI: A Solution for the Next Generation of Computer Telephony Integration (CTI)

Table of Contents:
Definition and Overview
1. Background and Beginnings
2. A New Standard
3. The CompactPCI Backplane
4. Connectivity and Capacity
5. Secure Access: The Key to Operational Convenience
6. The Hot Swappability Revolution
7. Software, Integration, and Processes
8. References
Self-Test
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1. What is a bus?
a. a mode of transport
b. a vehicle
c. a means of communication between peripherals
2. Which of the following is not an intercard bus?
a. MVIP
b. SBSC
c. PEB
3. Which organization is responsible for originating hardware standards for CompactPCI?
a. PCIMG
b. PCMGI
c. PICMG
4. Which organization is responsible for defining software bus architectures for CompactPCI?
a. ECGF
b. ENTF
c. ECTF
5. What is the bandwidth of the ISA bus?
a. 15 Mbps
b. 10 Mbps
c. 5 Mbps
6. What is the bandwidth of the PCI bus?
a. 142 Mbps
b. 132 Mbps
c. 122 Mbps
7. How many connectors are there on a 6U CompactPCI card?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 6
8. Which connector acts as the PCI bus interface?
a. J1
b. J2
c. J3
9. Which connector acts as the H.110 bus interface?
a. J2
b. J3
c. J4
10. How many cards can a standard CompactPCI bus support?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
11. How many cards can be supported on the largest single-chassis ISA systems?
a. 28
b. 30
c. 32
12. Which connector is used as the interface between the front and rear modules of a CompactPCI card?
a. J3
b. J4
c. J5
13. A compactPCI chassis has a physical footprint of________inches.
a. 19
b. 22
c. 25
14. Hot swap works because of which of the following?
a. the connector pins of the CompactPCI cards are of different lengths
b. the cards are robust
c. the cards are the right size

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