Slots

1. AGP Slot.(Accelerated Graphics Port)

The Accelerated Graphics Port (often shortened to AGP) is a
high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a video card to a
computer's motherboard, primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3D
computer graphics.

AGP Slot

2. AMR: (Audio/Modem Riser)

The audio/modem riser, also known as an AMR slot, is an
expansion slot found on the motherboards of some Pentium III, Pentium 4,
Duron, and Athlon personal computers. It was designed by Intel to interface
with chipsets and provide analog functionality, such as sound cards and
modems, on an expansion card.

AMR Slot
 3. CNR: (Communications and Networking Riser)
Communications and Networking Riser, or CNR, is a slot found
on certain PC motherboards and used for specialized networking, audio, and
telephony equipment. A motherboard manufacturer can choose to provide
audio, networking, or modem functionality in any combination on a CNR
card. CNR slots were once commonly found on Pentium 4-class
motherboards, but have since been phased out in favor of on-board or
embedded components.

CNR Slot

4. EISA: (Extended Industry Standard Architecture)(8 -16 Bit)

The Extended Industry Standard Architecture (in practice
almost always shortened to EISA) is a bus standard for IBM compatible
computers. It was announced in late 1988 by PC clone vendors (the
"Gang of Nine") as a counter to IBM's use of its proprietary
MicroChannel Architecture (MCA) in its PS/2 series.

EISA Slot
 5. ISA: (Industry Standard Architecture)(16 Bit)
Industry Standard Architecture (in practice almost always
shortened to ISA) was a computer bus standard for IBM compatible
computers.

ISA Slot

6. MCA: (Micro Channel Architecture)(32 Bit)

Micro Channel Architecture (in practice almost always
shortened to MCA) was a proprietary 16- or 32-bit parallel computer bus
created by IBM in the 1980s for use on their new PS/2 computers.

MCA Slot
7. PCI: (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
Conventional PCI (part of the PCI Local Bus standard and often
shortened to PCI) is a computer bus for attaching hardware devices in a
computer. These devices can take either the form of an integrated circuit
fitted onto the motherboard itself, called a planar device in the PCI
specification, or an expansion card that fits into a slot. The PCI Local Bus is
common in modern PCs, where it has displaced ISA and VESA Local Bus
as the standard expansion bus, and it also appears in many other computer
types.

PCI Slots

8. PCMCIA: (Personal Computer Memory Card International

Association)
In computing, PC Card (originally PCMCIA, or PCMCIA
Card) is the form factor of a peripheral interface designed for laptop
computers. The United States computer industry created the Personal
Computer Memory Card International Association to challenge the Japanese
JEIDA memory card devices by offering a competing standard for memory-
expansion cards.

PCMCIA Slot
 PCMCIA Card

9. VLB: VESA(Video Electronics Standards Association) Local Bus.

(32 Bit)
The VESA Local Bus (usually abbreviated to VL-Bus or VLB)
was mostly used in personal computers. VESA (Video Electronics Standards
Association) Local Bus worked alongside the ISA bus; it acted as a high-
speed conduit for memory-mapped I/O and DMA, while the ISA bus
handled interrupts and port-mapped I/O. A VLB slot itself was an extension
of an existing ISA slot. Indeed, either a VLB or an ISA card could be
plugged into a VLB slot. The extended portion was usually colored a
distinctive brown. This made VLB cards quite long, reminiscent of the ISA
expansion cards from the old XT days (which were long because of low
component density and high chip count requiring more printed circuit board
space, rather than because of a long edge connector.) The addition resembled
a PCI slot, and indeed VLB and PCI use the same physical connector.

VLB Slot
10. SECC: (Single Edge Contact Cartridge)
The SECC-form (Single Edge Contact Cartridge) was used at
the beginning of the Slot-1-era in Pentium II CPUs. In this method the CPU
itself is embedded into a plastic and metal hybrid case.

SECC Slot

10. SIMM: Single In Line Memory Module.

SIMM Slots

11. DIMM: Dual In Line Memory Module.

A DIMM, or dual in-line memory module, comprises a series of
dynamic random access memory integrated circuits. These modules are
mounted on a printed circuit board and designed for use in personal
computers, workstations and servers. DIMMs began to replace SIMM
(single in-line memory modules) as the predominant type of memory
module as Intel's Pentium processors began to gain market share.
The main difference between SIMMs and DIMMs is that DIMMs
have separate electrical contacts on each side of the module, while the
contacts on SIMMs on both sides are redundant. Another difference is that
standard SIMMs have a 32-bit data path, while standard DIMMs have a 64-
bit data path.

DIMM Slots SDRAM: (Synchronous Dynamic Read Only Memory)

12. DDR: (Double Data Rate)

Double Data Rate synchronous dynamic random access
memory (or also known as DDR SDRAM) is a class of memory integrated
circuits used in computers.
Compared to the preceding single data rate (SDR) SDRAM, the DDR
SDRAM interface makes higher transfer rates possible by more strict control
of the timing of the electrical data and clock signals.
DDR SDRAM Standard Frequency (MHz) Voltage
DDR 100–200 2.5/2.6
DDR2 200–533 1.8
DDR3 400–800 1.5

DDR RAM