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.
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
You cannot actually insert pci slots into a PC since pci slots come inbuilt on the motherboard. so the no. of pci slots u have depends on the motherboard.
Conventional PCI now has four types of slots and six possible PCI card configurations to use these slots
If you wanted more slots im pretty sure you would have to install a new mother board with more PCI slots
The Compaq Presario CQ5210F has only one legacy PCI slot,but it has three PCI Express slots (1 x16 and 2 X1)
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Peripheral Component Interconnect
The motherboard.
agp slots
USB connection ports
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.
If you are talking about the slots in the computer that you plug an external hard drive into, they are called USB ports.
You can use USB adapters. But USB does not cover as many interfaces as expension slots.
Broke. There are interface connectors/ports, fan ports, and slots, for add on cards. All motherboard ports. If there is a hole with out some kind of port,it is not for anything.
The Sony VAIO VGN-NS130E/S, comes with 4 high speed USB ports, and 2 memory 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
These are slots (mostly in laptops) which lets you add features to your computer. I've seen network cards, modems, tv tuners, etc. be available for these slots. USB ports are making these slots used less and less.