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What types of cards are attached to the motherboard and have expansion cards plug into them instead of the motherboard?
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A video card is an expansion card installed inside?
yes, its what enables the video card to be attached to the motherboard if I understand your question right
Are Expansion cards installed in long narrow expansion slots on the motherboard?
True
Are network interface cards expansion cards?
Yes, NICs can be a form of expansion card (as long as the NIC is not built into the motherboard).
What is the purpose of the expansion slot on a motherboard?
it is used to connect expansion cards to the Motherboard
Expansion cards are installed in long narrow expansion slots on the motherboard True or False?
True
Are circuit boards installed in long narrow slots on the motherboard called expansion cards?
Yes they are... The motherboard is a large, square circuit board, containing lots of sockets. Expansion cards are rectangular circuit boards that slot into the sockets on the motherboard.
What are expansion cards that plug into electrical connectors on the motherboard called?
PCI
Expansion cards plug into electrical connectors on the motherboard called?
slots.
Expansion cards plug into electrical connectors on the motherboard called what?
ports
What chip on the motherboard communicates directly with PCI expansion cards?
fef
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.
Is the motherboard the same as the CPU?
No, they are very different. The motherboard is the board (usually green) to which all of the other components are attached. The harddrive (usually listed as C:, or local disk C, where all of the data is stored.
