Many older desktop motherboards include an AGP port. What is an AGP port?
A) Graphics card interface
B) High speed serial port
C) Advanced audio interface
D) Network connection
Answer: A) Graphics card interface
The Accelerated Graphics Port interface was created as a standard interface for high-performance graphics cards. The AGP standard was eventually abandoned for high-speed PCI Express ports.
The incorrect answers:
B) High speed serial port
Although many older motherboards include serial ports, they look very different than AGP interfaces.
C) Advanced audio interface
Audio interfaces on personal computers are very different between systems, and most advanced interfaces require third-party adapters.
D) Network connection
Network connections are very standardized, and most systems now include Ethernet ports on the motherboard.
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