CPU+socket

=**PCI slot**=

PCI is short for Peripheral Component

Interconnect. The PCI slot is a local system

bus standard that was introduced by the Intel

Corporation, however, it is not exclusive to

any form of processors and PCI slots are

found in both Windows PCs and Macs. PCI

slots allow numerous different types of

expansion cards to be connected inside a

computer to extend the computers

functionality. Examples of PCI expansion

cards are network cards, graphics cards and

sound cards.