What is PCIe expansion slot primarily used for?

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This Medium Computer Hardware MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “What is PCIe expansion slot primarily used for?”

The accepted answer is D. A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards.. A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards is the fact required by What is PCIe expansion slot primarily used for option D Option A A specialized processor designed to accelerate graphics rendering and parallel computations does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards Option B A hardware component that dissipates heat away from the CPU or GPU to prevent overheating does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics.

A. A specialized processor designed to accelerate graphics rendering and parallel computations.
Why not A: “A specialized processor designed to accelerate graphics rendering and parallel computations.” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards.. A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards is the fact required by What is PCIe expansion slot primarily used for option D Option A A
B. A hardware component that dissipates heat away from the CPU or GPU to prevent overheating.
Why not B: “A hardware component that dissipates heat away from the CPU or GPU to prevent overheating.” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards.. A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards is the fact required by What is PCIe expansion slot primarily used for option D Option A A
C. A hardware device that reads and writes data using laser light on discs such as CDs and DVDs.
Why not C: “A hardware device that reads and writes data using laser light on discs such as CDs and DVDs.” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards.. A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards is the fact required by What is PCIe expansion slot primarily used for option D Option A A
D. A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards. ✓

Correct answer

D. A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards.

Explanation

A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards is the fact required by What is PCIe expansion slot primarily used for option D Option A A specialized processor designed to accelerate graphics rendering and parallel computations does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics or network cards Option B A hardware component that dissipates heat away from the CPU or GPU to prevent overheating does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A connector on the motherboard used to add extra cards such as graphics.

Source: Computer Hardware Official Reference Guide

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