Video card

Alternatively stated as a electronic device, graphics card, video adapter, video board, or a video controller, a video card is an indoor card that enables a show device like a monitor to show pictures from the pc. Today's video cards area unit most typically connected to the AGP, PCI, or PCIe slot on the motherboard, however, also can be found on-board.



In the image higher than, is associate degree example of the ATI Radeon 9600 AGP video card and a basic example of what several video cards nowadays agree. As will be seen, this video card has 3 connections or video ports on the rear, the quality VGA connection, S-Video connection, and also the DVI connection. during this example, the cardboard connects into the AGP slot on the pc motherboard.

Sound card

Alternatively brought up as a sound board or associate degree audio card, a sound card is associate degree enlargement card or microcircuit that has a laptop with the flexibility to provide sounds which will be detected by the user either over speakers or headphones. the pc sound card is taken into account a peripheral, though {the laptop|the pc} doesn't would like a sound card to perform virtually each computer nowadays can embody a sound card within the slot or on the motherboard (onboard). Below is a picture of the artistic Sound workman X-Fi Xtreme Audio sound card associate degreed associate degree example of what a sound card that connects to an slot could appear as if.

Back sound card connections

In the image to the correct, is associate example of what a sound card audio ports aka audio jacks could seem like on the rear of your laptop, associated colours, and therefore the connective symbols sometimes found next to every of the connections.

 

Digital Out (White) (Words Digital) - Used with surround sound or loudspeakers.
   

Sound in or line in (Blue) (Arrow inform into waves) - association for external audio sources, e.g. tape machine, phonograph, or CD player.
 

mike or Mic (Pink) (Microphone) - The association for a mike.
   

Sound out or line out (Green) (Arrow declaring of waves) - the first sound association for your speakers or headphones. This sound card additionally incorporates a second (black) and third (orange) sound out connective.
   

Firewire (Not pictured) - Used with some top quality sound cards for digital video cameras and alternative devices.
   

MIDI or Joystick (Not pictured) - Used with earlier sound cards to attach MIDI keyboard or Joystick.