COMPUTER HARDWARE
MOTHERBOARDS AND EXPANSION CARDS
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connects to the motherboard of a computer system using a slot, typically an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) connection
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a set of computer instructions in firmware which control input and output operations.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most motherboards have one PCI-Express x16 slot for a video card and one or more x1 slots for other things like network adapters. Less common are x4 and x8 slots. You can “up-plug” PCI-Express cards.
Detailed explanation-2: -An Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a point to point channel that is used for high-speed video output. This port is used to connect graphic cards to a computer’s motherboard. It increases the speed at which machines can render graphics while using the system’s resources more efficiently.
Detailed explanation-3: -AGP makes multiple requests for data during a bus or memory access, while PCI makes one request, and does not make another until the data it requested has been transferred. AGP doesn’t share bandwidth with other devices, whereas the PCI bus does share bandwidth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a parallel expansion card standard, designed for attaching a video card to a computer system to assist in the acceleration of 3D computer graphics. It was originally designed as a successor to PCI-type connections for video cards.