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Different Types of Cards Used in A Computer

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Different types of cards used in a computer

In a computer many different cards are used. You may have heard of
their names quite often. Video card, Sound card, network interface card,
Ethernet card, Accelerator card, Video capture card, TV Tuner card are
some of the cards used in a computer. Some of them are essential cards
while some others are inserted if needed. Generally any computer will
have a sound card and a video card. In recent computers the network
card also is very common. Here let us define the use of these cards:

1. Video Card: This is also referred to as the graphics adapter, display


adapter or video adapter. This is a circuit that is used to display
information on the monitor. Monitor resolution, Number of colors,
monitor refresh rate, video card and the monitor’s quality all
determine the quality of the display.

2. Sound Card: To handle sound, to insert a microphone or connect a


speaker this sound card is used. Many sound cards have MIDI
controllers. This is also called SWSynth.
3. Network Interface Card: This is also referred as NIC. The computer
can be connected to a network only with the use of this network
interface card.

4. Ethernet Card: Ethernet card is used to connect computers to


computers. A cable is used to connect the Ethernet cards in each
computer to make a network.
5. Accelerator card: This is a printed circuit board. This card is used to
increase of the speed of the computer and can be inserted into any of
the expansion slot provided in the motherboard. For example, a
graphics accelerator card is used to increase the quality of the
graphics. Similarly we can use server accelerator card &IO
accelerator card

6. Video Capture Card: This card is used to convert analog signals


(signals from video camera or VCR) to a compressed digital signal.
This compressed digital signal can be stored in your computer as a
video file.
7. TV Tuner Card: TV Tuner card is used to convert your analog or
digital TV signal and view your TV channels in your computer. Win
TVD TV Tuner card comes with video capture and stereo surround
features.

8. Expansion Card (Daughter card):


This card has PCI and ISA slots on that. Incase if your system requires
additional slots or if your motherboard slots are not functioning properly
then you are required to insert in your system the Add-on card.The Add-on
card is installed in your motherboard's Bus slot that allows accessing the
slots on the Add-on card.

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