COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

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COMPUTER HARDWARE

MOTHERBOARDS AND EXPANSION CARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The PCI sound card in your computer has stopped working. You decide to use the motherboard’s integrated sound until you can replace the PCI sound card. After removing the PCI sound card and powering on the computer, you have no sound, and the built-in sound card does not show up in Device Manager.To solve this issue, which of the following is the BEST action to try first?
A
Edit the CMOS settings and enable the onboard sound.
B
Enable the sound card in Device Manager.
C
Update the drivers for the device.
D
Update the necessary audio codecs.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which component is responsible for converting digital audio into sound that can played on speakers? DAC. You have just installed a new plug-and-play sound card that uses a PCI slot.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sound cards use a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), which converts recorded or generated digital signal data into an analog format. The output signal is connected to an amplifier, headphones, or external device using standard interconnects, such as a TRS phone connector.

Detailed explanation-3: -DB15 Connectors The DB15 connector has two rows of pins found on sound cards, older AUI network cards and devices, legacy Macintosh® monitors. The most common peripheral for this port was a joystick or video game controller, therefore, it is known as a ‘Game Port’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The peripheral component interconnect (PCI) is simply a specific type of port on a computer motherboard that allows expansion cards, such as a sound card or video card, to be connected.

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