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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.


What is the expansion bus crystal?

It controls the part of the external data bus connected to the expansion slots.


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.


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


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.