PC Basic...

• Backplane – A backplane is an electronic circuit board containing circuitry and sockets into which additional electronic devices on other circuit boards or cards can be plugged; in a computer, generally synonymous with or part of the motherboard.


• Network interface card (NIC) – An expansion board inserted into a computer so that the computer can be connected to a network.

• Video card – A board that plugs into a PC to give it display capabilities.

• Audio card – An expansion board that enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds.

• Parallel port – An interface capable of transferring more than one bit simultaneously that is used to connect external devices such as printers.

• Serial port – An interface that can be used for serial communication in which only one bit is transmitted at a time.

• Mouse port – A port used to connect a mouse to a PC.

• USB port – A Universal Serial Bus connector. A USB port connects devices such as a mouse or printer to the computer quickly and easily.

• Firewire – A serial bus interface standard offering high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data services.

• Power cord – A cord used to connect an electrical device to an electrical outlet that provides power to the device.