Chapter 3 Flashcards
what are the four most common categories of expansion cards installed today? pg-129
Video, Multimedia, I/O, Communication
A video adapter more commonly called a what? pg-130
Graphics adapter or a video card
A sound card typically has small,round,1/8’’ jacks on the back of it for connecting what? pg-131
Microphones, Headphones, and speakers as well as other sound equipment.
What are two types of Device Connector Types? pg-137
D-subminiature, RJ-series
Is a class of internal and external devices that allows you to connect a broadcast signal such as home cable television to your computer and display the output on the computer monitor. pg-132
Tuner Card
Can also be a stand alone device and is often used to save a video stream to the computer for later manipulation or sharing. pg- 132
Video Capture Card
Is often used as a catchall phrase for any expansion card that expands the system to interface with devices that offer input to the system output from the system or both. pg-132
I/O Card
Is an expansion card that connects a computer to a network so that it can communicate with other computers on that network. pg-132
Network Interface Card (NIC)
(NIC) Can also stand for what? pg- 133
Network Interface Controller
Is an device that converts digital signals from a computer into analog signals that can be transmitted over phone lines and back again. pg-134
Modem
Places the expansion slots sideways on a special riser card to use the reduced vertical space optimally. pg-134
New Low-Profile Extended (NLX)
Generic name for any connector on a computer or peripheral into which a cable can be plugged. pg-136
Port
The D-sub connector are usually shape like what? pg-137
Trapezoids
The part containing pin contacts is called what on the D-sub? pg-137-138
male and socket is the female
What are seven common Peripheral Cable and their Interfaces? pg-145
Drive interface, SCSI, Parallel, Serial, USB, IEEE 1394 ( FireWire), RJ-45, Audio ( RCA and TOSLINK), and PS/2
