COMPUTER HARDWARE
MOTHERBOARDS AND EXPANSION CARDS
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The possible power requirements of that card
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The possible transfer speeds of that card
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The upgrade potential of that card
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The expected heat output of that card
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expansion slots used in PCs are usually some form of PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect), AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port), or PCIe (PCI Express).
Detailed explanation-2: -Alternatively known as a bus slot or expansion port, an expansion slot is a connection or port inside a computer on the motherboard or riser card.
Detailed explanation-3: -An expansion card can be installed to offer multiple RS232 ports or multiple and higher bandwidth Ethernet ports. In this case, the motherboard provides basic functionality but the expansion card offers additional or enhanced ports.
Detailed explanation-4: -A computer expansion card is a PCB with components and an edge connector that plugs into a motherboard to expand a computer’s functionality. The most commonly used type of expansion card slot used today is PCI Express and its variants which we will cover more in-depth in this article.