Alternatively referred to as an add-on card, expansion board, internal card, interface adapter, or card, an expansion card is a PCB that fits into an expansion slot on a desktop computer. An expansion card is used to give a computer additional capabilities, such as enhanced video performance via a graphics card.

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Het laatste deel van een tekst wordt het slot genoemd. Het slot herhaalt meestal het belangrijkste uit de tekst. Door het slot wordt het verhaal mooi rond. Let op: bij nieuwsberichten is er vaak geen slot. In zo'n tekst vindt je de belangrijkste informatie in het eerste deel van de tekst. Dat betekent dat, als ik iets nieuws koop, er wat anders weg moet (en dat is ZO moeilijk). Meestal zijn mijn boekenkasten mooi op orde. Maar, op een dag betrad ik de boekenkamer en trof daar een enorme puinhoop aan.

Note

Expansion cards can sometimes be called daughterboards. However, it is more appropriate to refer to them as expansion cards or one of the terms mentioned earlier.

Types of expansion cards in a computer

• Interface card (ATA, Bluetooth, EIDE, FireWire, IDE, parallel, RAID, SCSI, serial, and USB).

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Tip

The above devices are available as expansion cards and can also be onboard the motherboard.

Expansion card example

Below is a graphic illustration of an ISAModem expansion card (click the picture to get a descriptive overview).

As seen in the picture, an expansion card has two main parts, the gold plated connector that connects to a motherboard expansion slot and the connector plate. The back metal plate often has connections that allow an outside device to communicate with the card and computer. In this example, the modem has two RJ-11 jacks that allow it to communicate over a phone line.

Do laptops or netbooks have expansion cards?

Laptops, netbooks, and other mobile computers do not have expansion cards like what was explained above. However, some laptops can have PC Cards that can be inserted into the side of the laptop. They may also have a Cardbus slot for an ExpressCard to be added.

Related pages

Adapter, Card, Expansion, Expansion slot, Expansion slot cover, Hardware terms, Reseat, Riser board, ROM card, Seated, Smart card

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time slot - a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; 'the TV program has a new time slot'; 'an aircraft landing slot' interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants

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