Please let me know about this device as early as possible.
2006-08-28 22:26:54 · 7 answers · asked by gishy v 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
(Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card
2006-08-29 00:53:25 · answer #1 · answered by srihari_reddy_s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. They're basically credit-card sized devices that can be put into laptops to act as modems, usb ports, wireless cards, gps, and a number of other things.
2006-08-29 05:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
PCMCIA = People Can't Memorise Computer Industry Acronyms ;)
On a more serious note, PCMCIA actually stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. It's a standard for expansion cards mostly used in laptops, introduced in 1991-
2006-08-29 05:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by Frank 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's PC Card, PCMCIA is the old name back when cards are 16-bit. CardBus is the 32-bit name.
2006-08-29 05:32:14 · answer #4 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hardware card that is generally used in laptops to add new devices or features, like modems, drives, or network cards.
2006-08-29 05:29:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. It is used in laptops for expanison cards like USB ports, wifi card, network card, firewire card etc...Since many of these ports are built-in, you find very little use for them nowadays.
2006-08-29 05:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by mr_mayat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a device, usually the size of, but thicker than a credit card use din laptops for everything from wireless communication.. to network adapters.. to extra ports.... basically an expansion...
2006-08-29 05:38:35 · answer #7 · answered by warriorofsouls 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋