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What is the small circuit board of the computer that you can plug into an expansion port to enhance your computer system?
These can be called several things such as peripheral cards, expansion cards, and occasionally daughterboards.
Which type of expansion cards are designed to replace older PCI and AGP cards?
PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express)
What is the purpose of the expansion slot on a motherboard?
it is used to connect expansion cards to the Motherboard
What part of a computer is a video card plugged into?
A video card is plugged into an expansion slot on the peripheral bus. The exact type of peripheral bus slot varies according to the type of motherboard used. Originally, video cards were plugged into an ISA slot. Eventually they went in PCI slots, then AGP slots, and today, PCI-Express slots. Regardless of the type of peripheral bus interface, the peripheral bus connects peripheral cards, also called expansion boards, with the system chipset.
Are expansion boards known as adapter cards?
An adapter card is an internal card that enables your computer to communicate with another peripheral such as a monitor.
Why i need peripheral component interconnect expansion slots in my computer?
why we need peripheral component interconnect why we need peripheral component interconnect
Where do expansion cards plug into?
That is difficult to say without knowing the cards intended use. Some cards plug into expansion slots on motherboards. Some plug into risers. Some expansion cards are actually daughter cards that plug into another card.
What are desktop expansion slots?
An expansion slot on the computer is basically add other hardware or peripherals, such as graphics cards, sound cards, and network cards. The expansion slots consist of usually 2 things. The first is the PCI or AGP slot that is on the motherboard itself. The second part is built onto the case. It is pretty much a docking station where you screw the card to the case. An expansion slot on the computer is basically add other hardware or peripherals, such as graphics cards, sound cards, and network cards. The expansion slots consist of usually 2 things. The first is the PCI or AGP slot that is on the motherboard itself. The second part is built onto the case. It is pretty much a docking station where you screw the card to the case. by: tink
What is a PC peripheral card?
A PC peripheral card is a circuit board that is installed in a computer to give it more capabilities, or in the case of older PCs, to give it even certain basic capabilities. Usually, such a card is inserted into a peripheral bus slot.Examples of peripheral cards include video cards, hard drive controllers, modems, I/O adapters, sound cards, television tuner cards, etc.
What are peripheral devices connected to extension ports?
PCI cards
A slot on the motherboard into which a controller card for a peripheral device is inserted?
location on the motherboard into which a controller card for a peripheral device is stored
What is the definition for peripheral ports and expasion slots?
Peripheral ports such as COM, USB and serial ports, are input/output interfaces that allow devices to connect to a computer. Expansion slots are sockets on the motherboard where an expansion card is inserted.
