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It's usually a circuit board made to be easily added to your computer (via an expansion slot). They most commonly contain additional RAM memory, but there are many other choices (math chips, communication chips, graphic chips, etc.).
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What is an expantion card on a computer used for?
Just about anything. That's the idea of an expansion card (it expands the functionality of a computer with a add-in card).
What is the difference between expansion slot vs expansion card?
Expansion Slot is just like port into which expansion card can be inserted. In otherwords port is female and card is male.
Can an interface card be plugged into an expansion slot on the motherboard of a computer?
NO my dear
What expansion cards that plugs into a computer's motherboard and provides a port on the back of the card to connect a computer to a network?
NIC (Network Interface Card)
How do you upgrade our ram?
To upgrade your RAM you will need to first buy a RAM expansion card. After you have the card you will then have to unscrew the cover of your computer and you will need to look for several rectangle shaped expansion slots that are on the motherboard itself. You then take the card and seat it securely into the expansion slot and the extra RAM that the card has added will take effect as soon as you start up the computer.
A sound card is a computer expansion card that facilitates the input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under control of computer programs?
if you no this question your a geek! hahahahah GEEK'S PAGES!!!!
Can you take a graphics card out of a computer and put it into another one?
as long as the other computer has the correct expansion slot
An interface card could be plugged into an expansion slot on the main board of a computer.?
NO my dear
What are the Examples of Shared Hardware components?
hard drive sound card motherboard RAM video card computer case monitor optical drive keyboard mouse power supply SATA expansion card audio/ visual input expansion card USB expansion card 10/ 100/1000 NIC
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.
What piece of hardware is required to transfer moving images onto a computer?
expansion card is required.
What are the advantages of installed expansion slots?
Computers include expansion slots that allow users to add new devices to their computers. A computer player, for example, may upgrade their video card to improve gaming performance. They can use an expansion slot to swap out the old video card with a new one without having to replace the motherboard. What are the advantages of having expansion slots? A computer's expansion slots can be used to install network cards. If the computer does not already have a Wi-Fi adaptor, a Wi-Fi network card can be installed. Furthermore, as newer, faster Wi-Fi standards are announced, expansion card Wi-Fi adapters can be swapped out for newer, faster cards.
