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SPECIALIZED CARDS

These cards increase the functionality of your computer and allow it to do specific tasks. Each card can do different chores. Now a days, most computers have on board chips that substitute the cards functions.

Sound card:

It manages input and output signals and then produce sound for the headphones or speakers. you can connect multiple sound devices and it can play mp3 files.

Graphic Card:

The function of this card is to generate output images to display through screens. Graphic cards work with more advanced programs such as Adobe's package. It can playback other recreational software such as videos, games...
this card can have different ports: VGA, dvi, Svideo...

Network Card:

It allows the computer to connect to different networks, to another computer and you can create small networks as well,
it has an Ethernet Socket, RJ45.

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