Expansion cards add or upgrade capabilities that the motherboard does not provide, or does not provide well enough. Almost all modern cards plug into PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) slots. For A+ you should know what each common card does, when it is worth adding and how to install it without causing new problems.
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