Adapter Card

• Expansion Slot is a socket on the motherboard that can hold an adapter card.
• An Adapter Card enhances functions of a component of the system unit and provide connections to the peripherals. 

                     TYPES OF ADAPTER CARD 

 MIDI -connects musical instruments

Modem -connects other computers through telephone lines, cable television lines, or other transmission media 

CableCARD  -allows viewing of digital cable television channels 

Disk Controller -connects disk drives 

FireWire -connects to firewire devices

HDTV tuner -allows viewing of HDTV broadcasts on the monitor

Network -connects to computers and other peripherals

Sound -connects speakers or a microphone

USB -connects to USB devices

Video -connects a monitor

PC-to-TV converter -connects a television

TV tuner -allows viewing of television channels on the monitor

Video capture -connects an analog video camera or VCR