ADAPTER CARDS

TYPES :

DEFINITION:

A CIRCUIT BOARD THAT ENHANCES THE FUNCTIONS OF A COMPONENT OF A SYSTEM UNIT AND/OR PROVIDES CONNECTIONS TO PERIPHERAL DEVICES.

PERIPHERAL IS A DEVICE TAHT CONNECTS TO THE SYSTEM UNIT AND IS CONTROLLED BY A PROCESOR IN A COMPUTER.

EXAMPLES OF PERIPHERAL:

MODERM

PRINTER

SCANNER

KEYBOARD

VIDEO CAMERA

MICROPHONE

SPEAKERS

ADAPTER CARDS CAN BE INSERTED INTO AN EXPANSION SLOT OR ADAPTER CARD SLOT ON A MOTHERBOARD

BLUETOOTH

MIDI

MODERM

NETWORK

SOUND

USB

VIDEO

VIDEO CAPTURE

ENABLES BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY

TO CONNECT TO BLUETOOTH DEVICES SUCH AS BLUETOOTH MOUSE

TO CONNECT MUSICAL INTRUMENTS AND SIMILIAR DEVICES SUCH AS ELECTRONIC GUITAR OR MIDI KEYBOARD THROUGH A MIDI CONNECTOR TO A COMPUTER.

USED IN CREATING DIGITAL MUSIC

ALLOWS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, OFTEN A KEYBOARD, TO BE CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER. THE INSTRUMENT CAN THEN BE USED AS AN INPUT DEVICE TO CREATE MUSIC OR AUDIO INFORMATION THAT CAN THEN BE SAVED ONTO THE COMPUTER.