Expansion Card Types

Question 1

What gives better quality signal to drive monitors or displays?

Answer 1

Video Card/ Graphics Adapter

Question 2

What is a specialized processor designed to accelerate graphics rendering?

Answer 2

(GPU) Graphics Processing Unit

Question 3

Embedded memory in the GPU that gives additional capability to offload from the system.

Answer 3

High Speed Memory

Question 4

Installed on the outside of the card or case once you install GPU (Thunderbolt, DisplayPort and HDMI).

Answer 4

Graphical Ports

Question 5

Opposite process of graphics card this takes video signals and process them inside the computer.

Answer 5

Video Capture Card

Question 6

True or False Video capture cards can be used to record video games as well as record footage from security cameras.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What are cables that are plugged into a computer to get all cable TV channels?

Answer 7

TV Capture Card

Question 8

Expansion card that gives better output through audio.

Answer 8

Sound/Audio card

Question 9

What type of expansion card will give the system wireless network capabilities or increase the speed?

Answer 9

Network Interface Card (NIC)

Question 10

Special type of expansion card on a motherboard that will upgrade and turn the expansion card slots from vertical to horizontal

Answer 10

Riser Card