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A computer monitor is usually controlled by, and connected to, a "card" -- an adapter -- which is installed into a slot on the mainboard peripherals bus (see Note #2 below). The adapter may be called a "graphics card", "graphics adapter", "video card", "video adapter", or (least often) "monitor adapter".
The adapter typically has a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) which is a microprocessor specialized for graphics data processing, and high speed Video Random Access Memory (VRAM) chips. Usually, the more memory capacity, the faster the rate at which the GPU can process and output changes to the monitor's display screen.
Some mainboards have all of the components of a video adapter directly on the mainboard, and the monitor is cabled directly to a connector on one edge of the mainboard. Usually, though, the mainboard graphics can be turned off via the BIOS, a video adapter that has better capabilities and features can be installed, and the monitor is then cabled to the connector on the adapter.
Note 1: Ordinarily the connection between the monitor and the adapter is via cable, but it can be wireless. A wireless monitor will have a signal receiver, and the corresponding wireless adapter will have a signal transmitter. Both the receiver and transmitter must use the same frequency and channel to communicate. They often can be configured to use the same spectrum as wireless routers, and wireless telephones (i.e., one with a handset that is not connected to the base unit with a cable). But two or more such devices cannot use the same frequency and channel(s) because they will interfere with one another. So you must carefully choose the spectrum frequencies, channels, etc., to avoid interference by a device with the operation of another device(s) while they are also in use.
Note 2: Some graphics adapters can be installed into an Advanced Graphics Port (AGP) slot if one is available on the mainboard, although the AGP is seldom used by graphics cards that have been sold by manufacturers since about 2003.
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What is the most expensive device on a computer?
By device do you mean hardware or peripheral? If hardware: it's the CPU If you mean peripheral it depends. It can either be your printer or your monitor, depending how big you want your monitor to be.
Is a modem considered both hardware and firmware?
No. Firmware is a special piece of software on a device that controls it. The modem is considered only a hardware device.
Is a flat panel monitor a piece of hardware?
Yes, an output device.
What are the components of computer hardware?
Ram, cpu, storage device, output device, input device, communication device
Is the monitor hardware or software?
A computer monitor is hardware. It only provides for display.
Is Linux harware or sofware?
Linux is a Software which interacts with hardware using device drivers and controls the hardware using kernel routines.
What is a computer monitor most used for?
A computer monitor is used to display the data and graphics that are stored in your hardware. It controls the contrast, light and display for the computer.
What is the hardware device associated with a user interface displays messages and provides information called?
Monitor
Classification of computer hardware?
Computer hardware classified in two way : Input Device: Like Keyboard,Mouse,Scanner,light Pen etcOutput Device :Like Monitor,Printer,Projector etc.
What controls every IO device?
The device driver software controls every I/O (Input/Output) device. It acts as an interface between the hardware device and the operating system, allowing the operating system to communicate with the device and manage its functions effectively.
Is an hard disk drive an input or output device?
Neither. It is a storage device. Input device is hardware for inputting data. Like a Keyboard, scanner or mouse. An output device would be hardware that input might be display. Like a Printer or Monitor.
No drivers are installed for this device?
You are missing the software that controls a particular hardware device in your computer. http://www.driverstorer.com/help.html has a great device driver installation guide.
