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Components of Computer

The document discusses the main components of a computer. The motherboard connects the central processing unit and memory chips and allows expansion through slots that can accept additional cards. Common expansion slots add capabilities like more random access memory, graphics processing, and support for special devices. Graphics cards convert data into video signals to display on monitors. Sound cards allow input and output of audio signals. Network interface cards enable communication between computers over a network. PC cards provide expansion capabilities for laptop computers. The computer bus transfers data between components, while serial, parallel, and USB ports connect peripheral devices externally.

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Components of Computer

The document discusses the main components of a computer. The motherboard connects the central processing unit and memory chips and allows expansion through slots that can accept additional cards. Common expansion slots add capabilities like more random access memory, graphics processing, and support for special devices. Graphics cards convert data into video signals to display on monitors. Sound cards allow input and output of audio signals. Network interface cards enable communication between computers over a network. PC cards provide expansion capabilities for laptop computers. The computer bus transfers data between components, while serial, parallel, and USB ports connect peripheral devices externally.

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Components of Computer

Mother Board
Motherboard or main board is an important component of the computer.
Motherboard electronic circuit board in a computer which interconnects the
hardware that is attached to it. It also connects a CPU and memory. Sometimes
there are co-processors that help to share the load of CPU.
A motherboard normally has a set of expansion slots allowing it to be expanded; it
can be given extra functionally. Smaller boards, called cards, are fixed in these
expansion slots, and these cards contain specialized circuits that let the
motherboard do more.
Typical motherboards also have a series
communication through peripheral devices.

of

sockets,

I/O

Ports,

allowing

Expansion Slots
Expansion slots are connecting points on a motherboard where a circuit board can
be inserted to add new capabilities. All personal computers contain expansion slots
for adding more RAM, graphics capabilities, and support for special devices; some
are more specialize than others.
Graphic Card
Graphic cards convert data into video signals to display on the monitor. Graphic
cards are also called video cards or sometimes video adapters. They are available in
most of PCs. While graphic processors are often built-in to a motherboard and a cart
isnt needed, graphic cards have stronger and more powerful processing capabilities
that allow the display of 3D and heavy image.
Sound Card
Sound card also referred to as an Audio Card, allows the input and output of audio
signals to and from a computer under the control of computer programs. Sound
cards for computers were unusual to find until 1988, until then, the single internal
PC speaker was the only one way early PC software could produce sound and music.
Network Interface Card
Network Interface Card can be a network card, network adapter, LAN adapter or
LAN card. NIC is used to allow computers to communicate over a computer network.
PC Card
PC Card is any card, like a graphics or network card, designed for laptop computers.
Laptops have different style of expansion slots called PCMCIA slot.
Computer Bus

Computer bus is a set of physical connections used to transfer data among different
components of computer.
Serial Port
The term serial refers to data sent via a single wire: the bits are sent one after the
other.
Serial ports are generally built-in to the motherboard, showing connectors behind
the casing and connected to the motherboard and peripheral devices. Serial
connectors generally have 9 or 25 pins and take the following form DB9 and DB225
connectors respectively.
Parallel Port
Parallel data transmission involves sending data simultaneously on several
channels. Parallel Ports on personal computers can be used to send 8 bits
simultaneously via 8 wires.
USB Port
USB port is a plug and play hardware interface for peripherals such as keyboard,
mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem. USB has a maximum bandwidth of 12
Mbits/sec and up to 127 devices can be attached with USB.

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