COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING

EXPANSION
CARDS
MAY ANN E. SALCEDO
SHS Teacher
 ACTIVITY: FIND MY SETS

A #
1
VIDEO CARD
B @
2
SOUND CARD
C
3 *
NIC/LAN CARD
 ACTIVITY: FIND MY SETS

D %
4
MODEM CARD
!
E 5
USB CARD

F 6 &
TV TUNER CARD
 ACTIVITY: FIND MY SETS ( CORRECT ANSWER)

B *
1
VIDEO CARD
C #
2
SOUND CARD
A @
3
NIC/LAN CARD
 ACTIVITY: FIND MY SETS ( CORRECT ANSWER)

F !
4
MODEM CARD

D 5 &
USB CARD

6 %
E TV TUNER CARD
EXPANSION CARDS
Major parts, specification and
functions
 Is an electronic
card/board that is used to
add extra functionality to
a computer.
WHAT It contains edge
DOES connectors that are used
EXPANSIO to create an electronic link
N CARD between motherboard and
MEANS? card, thus enabling these
two to communicate.
It is also known as ADD-
ON CARDS , INTERFACE
CARDS, EXPANSION
 HOW DO Expansion cards connect
EXPANSIO
to the motherboard
N CARD
through expansion slots.
CONNECT?
EXPANSION SLOTS

A socket on the
motherboard that is
used to insert an
expansion card (or
circuit board), which
provides additional
features to a
computer such as
video, sound,
advance graphic,
 Peripheral Component
Interconnect (PCI) Slot
TYPES
OF Industry Standard
EXPANSIO Architecture (ISA) Slot
N SLOTS
Accelerated Graphic
Port (AGP) Slot
 WHAT IS PCI?
PCI stands for Peripheral Component
Interconnect. PCI is a computer bus used for
attaching devices to a computer via expansion
boards.
After PCI was introduced in 1992, computer
owners could use PCI slots on a motherboard for
attaching numerous types of expansion boards. PCI
expansion boards include graphics cards, sound
cards, modems, TV tuners, additional USB ports,
and hard drive adapters.
When PCI was introduced, it replaced various
other slots on a motherboard, such as ISA and VESA
Local Bus (VLB).
PCI can reach a throughput of 533 MB/s.
 PCI is the
most common
expansion slot
found in modern
computers. It
provides a high-
speed data path
between the
computer and
peripheral devices
connected by
expansion cards.

It can be found in
both Macintosh
 WHAT IS ISA?

ISA stands for Industry Standard

Architecture is an expansion slot found only in
Windows based computers. It operates at a
much slower speed than PCI. Thus most ISA
expansion cards that are available work with
slower devices such as modems.
ISA is still used today for specialized
industrial purposes.
 WHAT IS AGP?
AGP stands for Accelerated Graphics Port. An AGP
slot on a PC's motherboard is used for connecting a graphics
card to the PC. AGP was introduced in 1997 as a replacement
for the slower PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus.
Rather than sharing the bandwidth of the PCI bus
with other devices, AGP provides a dedicated bus for the
video card. AGP had double the bandwidth compared to PCI
and could read textures directly from system memory, unlike
PCI, which had to copy the textures.
AGP had a throughput of up to 2133 MB/s, compared
to PCI's 533 MB/s maximum.
Starting in 2004, PCI-Express began replacing AGP and
PCI.
 WHAT IS PCI-EXPRESS?

PCI-Express (PCIe) is an electrical bus used in

nearly all modern consumer and server PCs. PCIe
slots on desktop PCs allow for connecting various
expansion boards, including graphics cards, sound
cards, video capture cards, network/Wi-Fi cards,
storage devices, and more. PCI-Express is the
successor of PCI.
PCIe 5.0 is the latest version of PCI-Express on
the market.
PCIe 5.0 x16 can reach speeds of 63 GB/s.
x1 x4

x8 x16
 Video Card
Sound Card
WHAT Network Card
ARE USB Card
THE TYPES
Storage Card
OF
EXPANSION Modem Card
CARD? TV Tuner Card
 VIDEO CARD

Alternatively known as a display

adapter, graphics card, video
adapter, video board, or video
controller, a video card is an expansion
card that connects to a computer
motherboard.
A video card connects to the
motherboard of a computer system and
generates output images to display. Video
cards include a processing unit, memory,
a cooling mechanism and connections to
VIDEO/ GRAPHICS CARD
 Memory
GPU with heat sink
Graphics
Processing
Unit (GPU)

Card Interface
Card Output(s) (connection to the motherboar
(connections to display devices)
Graphics Processing Unit or commonly known as GPU is the heart
of the Graphics Card. It is the main component of the graphics card
where all the graphics processing takes place. Unlike CPU that has
only 2 – 16 cores, a GPU processor is made up of hundreds or
thousands of small cores or units that runs in parallel to perform
complex graphics operations.
VIDEO OUTPUTS

VGA/ D-Sub
(Video Graphic Adapter/Array)

DVI
(Digital Video/ Visual Interface)

HDMI
(High Definition Multimedia Interfac

S-Video
(Super Video)
 VIDEO OUTPUTS

VGA/ D-Sub
(Video Graphic Adapter/
Array)
DVI
(Digital Video/
Visual Interface)

HDMI
(High-Definition
Multimedia
Interface)
S-Video
(Super Video)
VIDEO INTERFACE

AGP
(Accelerated Graphic Port)

PCI-E
(Peripheral
Component
Interconnection
Express)
 Musical
A U D I O / S O U N D C A R D ( MIDI CARD ) Instrument
Digital
Interface
 SOUND CARD

A sound card also known as Audio Card

is an internal computer expansion card that
facilitates the input and output of audio
signals to and from a computer under control of
computer programs. The term sound card is
also applied to external audio interfaces that
use software to generate sound, as opposed to
using hardware inside the PC. Typical uses of
sound cards include providing the audio
component for multimedia applications such as
music composition, editing video or audio,
presentation, education and entertainment
ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) RAM

DSP
(Digital Signal
Processor)

Card Interface

Card Output(s) DAC (Digital to Analog Converter)

 SOUND CARD CONNECTORS
(AUDIO JACK PORTS)

Mic Line-in Line-out

Pink – Microphone
Blue – Line in (High voltage microphone)
Green – Line out (Speakers & Head speakers)
DIFFERENT TYPE OF
AUDIO CONNECTORS

2.5 mm 3.5 mm 3.5 mm 6.35 mm

mono mono stereo stereo
 TRS (TIP-RINGS-SLEEVE)

Ring (Right audio signal)

Sleeve (Ground)

Tip (Left audio signal)

VIDEO OF SOUND CARD
INSTALLATION
LAN CARD/ NIC
 LAN CARD (NETWORK
ADAPTERS)
Often called Network Interface Card or LAN
Adapter, a network card is an expansion with allow
a computer to connect to a computer network such
as Local Area Network or Wide Area Network.
A LAN Card is to create a physical connection
to the network; to provide an open 'door', as it
were. The first interface supported by a LAN Card is
a physical interface of how the cable plugs into the
card. This interface is well defined in technical
documentation, which is why standard network
cables fit most standard LAN cards. The second
function of a LAN Card is to provide a data link.
 A 1990s Ethernet network interface
controller card that connects to the motherboard
via the now-obsolete ISA bus. This combination
card features both a BNC connector (left) for use
in (now obsolete) 10BASE2 networks and an 8P8C
connector (right) for use in 10BASE-T networks.

RJ-45 (Registered Jack)

BNC (Bayone Neil Concelman)

/ ST Connectors (Subscriber Channel/ Straight Tip)
Ethernet Controller/ Chipset

Card Interface

LAN port
 USB CARD

a USB expansion card is used to

provide additional connection ports to a
computer by connecting the card to the
motherboard. USB is short for Universal
Serial Bus, and is the most common type of
port found in modern computers.
Peripherals such as printer, keyboards,
removable flash drives and mouse can be
attached to the computer.
 TV TUNER CARD

A television tuner card is a card which is

inserted into a computer to allow a device
to receive television signals that would not
otherwise be suited to picking them up.
TV tuner cards enable a computer
system to receive television signals and
display TV content on the computer's
monitor.
 MODEM CARD

Short for modulator/demodulator,

a modem is a hardware device that allows a
computer to send and receive information
over telephone lines. When sending a signal,
the device converts ("modulates") digital data
to an analog audio signal and transmits it over
a telephone line. Similarly, when an analog
signal is received, the modem converts it back
("demodulates" it) to a digital signal.
Modems are called
an asynchronous device,
meaning that the device transmits
data in an intermittent stream of
small packets. Once received, the
receiving system takes the data in
the packets and reassembles it into
a form the computer can use.
 GROUP ACTIVITY:

Direction:
1. Divide the class into 6 groups.
2. The 6 types of Expansion Cards will
be assigned to each group.
3. (3 minutes preparation and 2 minutes
presentation )Each group will discuss
briefly what they have learned about
the function and importance of
Expansion Cards.
 PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Direction: Each group will discuss briefly their

assigned topic of Expansion Card.
Did the group YES NO
1. Explained the function of assigned
multimedia storage.
2. Emphasized the significance of assigned
multimedia storage
3. Understands and briefly discuss the topic
that they presented.
4. Each member of the group participated
5. Creatively done the presentation
 QUIZ

ACRONYMS
1. AGP - _________________________
2. DVI - __________________________
3. NIC - __________________________
4. VGA - __________________________
5. HDMI - _________________________
II. IDENTIFICATION.
1. ________________is to create a physical
connection to the network; to provide
an open 'door', as it were.
2. The term __________ is also applied to
external audio interfaces that use
software to generate sound, as
opposed to using hardware inside the
PC.
3. A _____________connects to the
motherboard of a computer system
and generates output images to
display.
4. The purpose of these cards is to
connect an external device to the
computer and allow the interaction from
a user to the computer and also the
device to the
computer._________________
5. The second function of a LAN Card is
to provide a _____________.
6. Short for modulator/demodulator,
it is a hardware device that allows a
computer to send and receive
information over telephone lines.
7. A ______________ is used to provide
additional connection ports to a computer by
connecting the card to the motherboard.
8. LAN Card is also called
____________________________.
9. A ____________is a card which is inserted
into a computer to allow a device to receive
television signals that would not otherwise
be suited to picking them u10. An
___________________on a PC's motherboard is
used for connecting a graphics card to the
PC.
p.
KEY TO CORRECTION
1. AGP – Accelerated Graphics Port
2. DVI - Digital Video/ Visual
Interface
3. NIC – Network Interface Card
4. VGA – Video Graphic Array
5. HDMI – High-Definition
Multimedia Interface
KEY TO CORRECTION
1. LAN CARD
2. SOUND CARD
3. VIDEO CARD
4. EXPANSION CARD
5. DATA LINK
6. MODEM CARD
7. USB EXPANSION CARD
8. NETWORK INTERFACE CARD, NETWORK
ADAPTER, LAN ADAPTER
9. TV TUNER CARD
10.AGP SLOT