Comparing Bandwidth: PCI Bus vs. FireWire (IEEE 1394)

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The PCI bus found in many computers transmits 64 bits per clock cycle at 33MHz. How does the bandwidth of the PCI bus compare to the serial FireWire (IEEE 1394) serial bus specification, which is 400 Mbits per second?

a. The FireWire serial bus is better.
b. The PCI bus is better.
c. They are the same.
 
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