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Are circuit boards installed in long narrow slots on the motherboard called expansion cards?
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∙ 7y ago
Yes they are... The motherboard is a large, square circuit board, containing lots of sockets. Expansion cards are rectangular circuit boards that slot into the sockets on the motherboard.
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What in a computer holds all circuit boards?
It is the motherboard.
What holds all of the circuit boards in the computer?
The motherboard
What removable circuit boards that are inserted into slots on the motherboard to expand the capabilities of the motherboard?
Pci cards
What are removeable circuit boards that are inserted into slots on the motherboard to expand the capabilities of the motherboard?
Pci cards
What is a big circuit board that has smaller circuit boards plugged into it?
the answer is the mother board of the computer
Circuit boards that provide more memory or control peripheral devices are called?
Expansion Boards
Circuit boards other than the motherboard inside the computer are sometimes called?
cards
What holds all of the other circuit boards in a computer?
The case of a computer has mounting brackets inside it, to this is attached a motherboard. installed on the mother board are various other circuit cards which aid in making the computer work. Other devices, such as; CD drives, hard drives and power supplies are installed in their own particular mounting bracket.
Why is a Motherboard called that instead of a Sisterboad or a Brotherboard?
It is called motherboard because all the daughter cards are installed or placed in the mother board. So unless there is a motherboard, there is no role of daughter boards
What is pci express slot used for?
A specification for extending the internal circuitry bus that transmits data from one part of a computer to another by inserting circuit boards. It allows the expansion of a computer by inserting printed circuit boards, or expansion boards, into sockets expansion slots inside the PCI bus. Full form: peripheral component interconnect.
Why is the motherboard is called a mainboard?
Because it is the main circuit board in the computer that connect to all the other boards and component.
What I hold all of the others circuit board?
In a computer system, the motherboard holds all the other circuit boards. The video, sound, game ports, and all other daughter boards are attached to this important piece of hardware.
