SUPPORTING

CARDS AND ITS

FEATURES
 SUPPORTING CARDS

▪ A Supporting Card is
an electronic card
that is used to add
extra functionality to
a computer.
▪ Supporting cards also
known as Expansion
cards, Add-on cards
or interface cards.
 HISTORY OF SUPPORTING CARDS

▪ The First supporting

slot was introduced in
1973 by Micral N.
▪ It was launched to add
features and
functionality to the
first microcomputer.
 SUPPORTING SLOT

▪ A Supporting slot is a
socket on the
motherboard that is
used to insert a
supporting card which
provides additional
features to a computer
such as sound, video,
advanced graphics,
ethernet or memory.
 TYPES OF SUPPORTING SLOT

(i) Peripheral
Component
Interconnect (PCI
SLOT)
(ii) Industry Standard
Architecture (ISA
SLOT)
(iii) Accelerated Graphic
Port (AGP SLOT)
(iv) PCI Express Slot.
 TYPES OF SUPPORTING CARDS

▪ There are various types of supporting cards

such as:-
(i) SOUND CARD
(ii) VIDEO CARD
(iii) NETWORK INTERFACE CARD
(iv) USB CARD
(v) FIREWIRE CARD
(vi) MODEM CARD
(vii) TV TUNER CARD
 SOUND CARD

(i) A sound card is an

internal supporting
card that provides
input and output of
audio signals to and
from a computer
under control of
computer programs.
(ii) Sound card is also
known as audio card.
 VIDEO CARD
(i) A Video card is a
supporting card which is
used for generating
images to a visual display
such as a computer
monitor or laptop screen.
(ii) A video card is also called
a graphic card or display
card.
(iii) It allows higher quality
graphics and better
speeds like 3D and 2D
graphics.
 NETWORK INTERFACE CARD

(i) A network card is a

supporting card
which allows a
computer to connect
to a computer
network such as a
local area network or
wide area network.
(ii) It is also called LAN
adapter.
 USB CARD

(i) A USB (Universal

Serial Bus)
Supporting card is
used to provide
additional connection
ports to a computer
by connecting the
card to the
motherboard.
 FIREWIRE CARD

(i) A Firewire Card is a

supporting card that
allows a firewire
device to be
connected to a
computer.
(ii) Firewire also known
as IEEE 1394 Interface
connection.
 MODEM CARD

(i) A Modem card is an

internal type of
modem that is insert in
the PCI slot of a
motherboard.
(ii) A modem is a
communications device
that allows a computer
to send and receive
data through
telephone or cable
lines.
 TV TUNER CARD

(i) A TV tuner is a
supporting card that
allows television
signals to be received
by a computer.
(ii) The card contains a
tuner and a analog-to-
digital converter along
with demodulation and
interface logic which
helps to receive the
signals of a television.
FEATURES OF SUPPORTING CARDS
▪ There are various features of supporting cards such as:-
(i) A sound card provide functionality to achieve high quality
sound.
(ii) A video card provides higher quality graphics capability
and better speeds like 3D and 2D graphics.
(iii) USB Card is used to provide additional connection ports
to a computer.
(iv) A TV tuner cards is used to recording television programs.
(v) Firewire provides a single plug and socket connection in
which up to 63 devices can be attached with data transfer
speeds up to 400 mbps(megabits per second).
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