Network cards, video cards, sound cards, video capture cards, tv tuner cards, usb adapters, firewire adapters, SCSI adapters, etc. I'm sure I've missed some, but that should give you a good idea!
It controls the part of the external data bus connected to the expansion 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.
Expansion Slot is just like port into which expansion card can be inserted. In otherwords port is female and card is male.
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
To help prevent them from overheating.
The function of expansion slots are exactly like their name. They are meant to hold extra devices. They "expand" your systems ability to have hardware.
Cnr & pci
yes they are, im a computer person
It controls the part of the external data bus connected to the expansion slots.
Expansion slots are for expansion cards so the computer can be made specifically tailored to the way someone wants it to be ie: for CAD or word processing or even gaming. It allows the expansion cards to connect directly to the electronic circuitry in the motherboard.
The price of 8 expansion slots equals the price of 7 expansion 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.
Historically laptops used PCMCIA expansion slots, but these days this has generally been depreciated in favour of USB peripherals.
expansion slots are the slots that are located on the mother boards of the computer and at the left side of the south bridge.
On an AT motherboard, the CPU will be placed in front of the expansion slots
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