2.6 Adapter Card

2.6 Adapter Card

1. types of adapter cards.

   • Bluetooth
     • Wireless communication technology that uses short-range radio signals
   • Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
     • It's a way to connect devices that make and control sound
   • Modem Card
     • Connects to transmission media such as cable television lines or phone lines.
     • Modulator / Demodulator
   • Network Card
     • NIC, network card, or network interface controller
     • Network card provides network connections
   • Sound Card
     • enhances the sound-generating capabilities
   • Video Card
     • graphics card
     • converts computer output into a video signal
       • which displays an image on the screen.
   • Video Capture
     • Connects to a digital video camera
   • Plug and Play Technology
     • computer automatically can recognize peripheral devices as you install them
     • can plug in a device and then immediately begin using it

2. Explain the functions

   • circuit board that enhances the functions of
     • component of a desktop
     • server system unit
     • provides connections to peripheral devices
   • expansion card or adapter board