Adapter Cards

Question 1

What are adapter cards?

Answer 1

Adapter cards are add-ons to a computer that increase fucntionality by adding controllers for specific devices or by replacing malfunctioning ports.

Question 2

Name at least four adapter cards.

Answer 2

Sound Adapter.
Network Interface Card.
Wireless NIC.
Video Adapter.
Capture Card.
TV Tuner Card.
USB Controller Card.
eSATA Card.

Question 3

What is the purpose of the NIC?

Answer 3

It allows for a connection to a network to be made through either a wired or wireless connection depending on the card.

Question 4

What does the Capture Card do?

Answer 4

It sends a video signal to the computer, so that the signal can be recorded o s storage drive with video capture software.

Question 5

What does a TV Tuner Card do?

Answer 5

Allows the user to watch and record television on a PC. It does this by connecting a cable television, satellite or antenna to the card.

Question 6

What does a eSATA card do?

Answer 6

Adds additional internal and external SATA ports to a computer through a single PCI Express slot.

Question 7

What are the different forms of expansion slot?

Answer 7

PCI.
Mini-PCI.
PCI-X.
PCIe.
Riser Card.
AGP.

Question 8

What forms of expansion slot have become mostly obselete?

Answer 8

PCI.
PCI-X.
AGP.