motherboard

Alejandra rivera

What is the motherboard?

– Is the main printed circuit board (PCB) found in general purpose microcomputers and other expandable systems. It holds and allows communication between many of the crucial electronic components of a system, such as the central processing unit (CPU) and memory, and provides connectors for other peripherals. Unlike a backplane, a motherboard usually contains significant sub-systems such as the central processor, the chipset's input/output and memory controllers, interface connectors, and other components integrated for general purpose use.

Parts:

– DIMM (Double Inline Memory Module) slots, SIMM (Single Inline Memory Module) and RIMM: Different types of memory (RAM) can be installed into these slots.

Chipset-North Bridge: An integrated circuit that has special duties.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot: Supports peripherals like sound cards, DVD decoders, and graphic accelerators with 32 bits at 33Mhz capabilities. There are usually anywhere from 1 to 6 PCI slots available on the motherboard.

AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port): This provides fast bus speed connectivity along with fast access to the main memory. It is designed for video cards that demand higher bandwidth.

CPU (Central Processing Unit) Socket: A socket specifically for connecting your computer processor.

– Parallel or (LPT) Port: The place used to connect scanners and printers.

– Game Port: The port to connect all gaming devices for example, a joystick.

– Sound Card Connectors: Plug in your microphone or speakers here.

– Display Connector: Connecting your monitor to the motherboard.

– COM (Communication) Port: The port designed to connect your mouse and modem.

– Motherboard Battery: A battery compartment, which stores the battery used for storing data such as system date and time, when you shut down your system.

– IDE Connector: Responsible for connecting the IDE cord used for hard disks, CD drives, and DVD drives.

– Firewire header (IEEE 1394): A serial bus used to exchange digital and audio data with high performance abilities.

– The following listed items are parts that are built within the motherboard with specific connective uses such as keyboards, mouse, and printers.

– PS/2 Connectors: Each motherboard usually has 2 PS/2 connectors for the keyboard and the mouse.

– USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port: There are usually a couple of these ports located on each motherboard used for connecting pen drives and external hard drives, like Ipods or Mp3 players.