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Yes, PC Cards were 32 bit versions of a PCMCIA Cards and was a standard for different manufacturers to be able to create modems, drive (SCSI) controllers, Ethernet cards, Wireless Cards (802.11), and a host of different other interfaces, controllers, and accessories that would not be standard issue within a normal laptop. There are several PCMCIA physical specifications, and and later, Express Card was added with newer/smaller physical and electrical standards.
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What were called PCMCIA Cards and the first of these cards were used to add memory to a notebook?
PC Card
What does socket service software manage on notebook?
socket services allow different types of PC cards to coexist on the same system. it also allows the notebook to detect PC card insertion and removal.
What are some PC models that cannot support adding expansion cards?
Most newer laptops don't support expansion cards without an external device. They do this to make the laptop lighter and thinner. Laptop expantion cards are dated and no longer used as much.
What is a slot card?
A slot card is a modular expansion card, which can be inserted into a free expansion slot in a PC computer. Most popular types of slot cards are graphic cards, sound cards, TV tuner cards and video editing cards.
What is used to add memory or connect peripheral devices to a notebook computer?
A PC card is used to connect peripheral devices to a notebook computer.
How is a PC notebook different than a PC?
A PC notebook is different from a desktop pc in that the notebook is portable and much smaller. Notebooks can be taken on vacation, to work, school, and even to bed.
Which one of these battery types is NOT used to power a notebook PC?
alkaline
How many expansion cards available in Dell PC?
No easy answer here; the type and model of the motherboard controls the number of slots for the cards.
Is a notebook a PC?
Yes. PC means Personal Computer and the Apple Notebook is a Personal Computer.
What is a handheld device that is often used in conjunction with a desktop or other PC?
notebook
What are PC cards for?
Basic answer is "PC card" = "PCMCIA" or "Cardbus" expansion card used in (mostly) older laptop computers. Current technology laptops mostly use "Expresscard" expansion cards. They are rectangular in shape and aproximately 2" by 3" by 1/8" thick. Expresscard cards are about 1" by 3" by 1/8" or roughly the same size as PC Cards, but with a smaller rectangle "cut out" of it to form a fat "L" shape. The cards are plugged into (unlike USB devices, they usually don't stick out except for antennas and other attachments) the PC Card slot on laptops, usually to add features that the laptop doesn't already have.
Used primarily to enable notebook computers to access the internet wirelessly?
PC card
