FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A(n) ____ is a socket on a desktop or server motherboard that can hold an adapter card.
A
bus
B
cache
C
processor
D
expansion slot
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An expansion slot is also called a bus slot. An expansion slot is a connection or port located inside a computer on the motherboard. It allows the computer hardware expansion card to be connected. An expansion slot is used to add an adapter to the motherboard.

Detailed explanation-2: -A PCI slot is a built-in slot on a device that allows for the attachment of various hardware components such as network cards, modems, sound cards, disk controllers and other peripherals.

Detailed explanation-3: -PCI Slot. The Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slot is a slot for expansion devices. Most desktop computers come with several PCI expansion slots. PCI slots are used for a variety of devices: modems, network cards, television tuners, radio tuners, video cards and sound cards, among others.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this picture, there are three different types of expansion slots: PCI Express, PCI, and AGP. PCI Express: The best type of expansion slot to have in your PC is the PCI Express, also written as PCIe.

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