3.5g - Expansion Cards: Professor Messer
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Expansion Card
A hardware component that allows extended computer functionality, requiring insertion into a motherboard slot and possibly driver installation.
Sound Card
An expansion card that outputs high-end audio for applications like headphones or home theaters and allows multiple inputs for music capture or podcasting.
Video Card
Also known as a discrete graphics card, this component provides higher performance graphics than integrated options and is typically used for gaming and high-performance applications.
Capture Card
A device that allows video input and capture into a system, commonly used for live streaming or connecting external cameras.
Network Interface Card (NIC)
An expansion card that provides Ethernet or wireless connectivity, used when the motherboard lacks a functional onboard NIC.
PCI Express
A high-speed interface standard used for connecting expansion cards like video cards due to its high bandwidth capabilities.
Check the manufacturer documentation for ___ installation
driver
Some expansion cards may require old drivers to be removed via ____
Windows Device Manager
You can also manually install drivers via ______
Windows Device Manager
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