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Transcription: Graphics card Since the early days of personal computers, most graphics cards have been translators, taking the fully developed image created by the computer's CPU and translating it into the electrical impulses required to drive the computer's monitor. All cards today also feature some form of 3D acceleration, which is a specialized functionality that speeds up the display of 3D images and objects, the kind that are found in games and other applications. With this card special effects like fog, mist and other environmental and lighting effects can also be simulated. The basic components of a ...