Exam Essentials

Familiarize yourself with installation and configuration of expansion cards. The variety of expansion cards available leads to the need to know the similarities and differences among them. For example, they all need to insert into the system using an expansion slot. They all perform a specific function or set of functions, based on their type, but not all cards are configured the same way. Some require more configuration than others, while some require no installer interaction at all.
Recognize and understand different peripheral connectors. Expansion cards and motherboards have external connectivity interfaces. The interfaces have connectors that adhere to some sort of standard for interconnecting with a cable or external device. ...

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