For What is a PCMCIA Card Used?
PCMCIA cards were originally designed as memory expansion slots for laptop PCs. More commonly known as PC cards, they are now used in laptop applications to connect various devices and peripherals.
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PCMCIA
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PCMCIA is and acronym for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. The name is specifically in reference to the original function and the association group rather than the current usage of the slot itself. The name PC card was adopted to generically encompass all usage applications and to make the name easier to remember.
Functionality
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The purpose of the PCMCIA was to make memory expansion available on laptop PC with ease. The functionality of the slot itself made way for other devices and peripherals to be connected using the same standard.
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Common Usage
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The adoption of PCMCIA as a technology allowed a wider range of devices to be connected with the plug and play style of ease. Network cards, wireless cards, external CD-Rom drives and many other peripherals commonly utilize the PCMCIA's functionality.
Express Card
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The PC Card underwent a face lift in recent years with a newer standard based off of the same technology, the Express Card. The advantage of the Express Card is increased bandwidth and speed.
Impact
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The PC card stepped back to make way for Express Card, USB and Firewire. However, the invention of the PCMCIA card has encouraged the development of technology such as flash memory cards, plug and play wireless networking and external storage.
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