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Motherboards
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- 1MotherboardsKnown as the system board or the main board.
Backbone of the computer.
A motherboard is a printed circuit board (PCB) that contains buses, or electrical pathways, that interconnect electronic components. - 2Central Processing Unit (CPU)Brain of the computer.
- 3Random Access Memory (RAM)Temporary location to store data and applications.
- 4Expansion slotsProvide locations to connect additional components.
- 5ChipsetConsists of the integrated circuits on the motherboard that control how system hardware interacts with the CPU and motherboard.
Establishes how much memory can be added to a motherboard and the type of connectors on the motherboard. - 6Basic input/output system (BIOS)chip and Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) chipBIOS is used to help boot the computer and manage the flow of data between the hard drive, video card, keyboard, mouse, and more.
UEFI is also BIOS. Is the new version of BISO. - 7NorthbridgeControls high-speed access to the RAM and video card. Controls the speed at which the CPU communicates with all of the other components in the computer.
- 8SouthbridgeAllows the CPU to communicate with slower speed devices including hard drives, Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, and expansion slots.
- 9form factorPertains to the size and shape of the board. It also describes the physical layout of the different components and devices on the motherboard.
- 10Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)Most common motherboard form factor. ATX case accommodates the integrated I/O ports on the standard ATX motherboard. ATX power supply connects to the motherboard via a single 20-pin connector.
- 11Micro-ATXSmaller form factor that is designed to be backward-compatible with ATX.Use the same Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets and power connectors as full-size ATX boards and therefore can use many of the same components.fit in standard ATX cases. are smaller than ATX motherboards and have fewer expansion slots.
- 12ITXForm factor has gained in popularity because of its very small size.Many types of ITX motherboards
- 13Mini-ITXmost popular. Uses very little power,fans are not needed to keep it cool.only one PCI slot for expansion cards. used in places where it is inconvenient to have a large or noisy computer.
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