3.4 – Expansion Cards Flashcards
1
Q
Sound Card
A
used to add more sound options
- Attach speakers
- Not very expensive
2
Q
Video Card
A
enhance graphics, usually PCIe Card
a. Required for gamers
b. Very big
c. Most motherboards have on board video =
—CPU handle video processing
—Generally worse kind of video
d. Have GPUs = graphic processing unit
3
Q
Capture Card
A
used to capture video from a device [camera]
4
Q
NIC
A
used to connect a network
a. Both wired & wireless
b. Install to get more speed
c. On board = 1 GB up to 10 GB PCIe cards
5
Q
SLI = Scalable Link Interface
A
Video Cards have it
Allows you to band 2 cards together
