Motherboard : Components of Motherboard

Table of Contents:

  1. Motherboard : Components of Motherboard
  2. Chipset
  3. Form Factor
  4. Memory
  5. Buses
  6. BIOS
Submitted By: 
davesh
Motherboard is glue which binds all the components of a Computer. Every component directly or indirectly attached/installed/connected to a system has a connection to motherboard, because it is the base on which system & its components/peripheral devices stand and perform. Technically speaking motherboard is a PCB- Printed Circuit Board that provides an interconnect to almost every component present in a PC. It is also known as system/main board.
Motherboard Connections
There are various roles that a motherboard plays. The important ones are as follows:
·          It acts as glue which binds all the components together. It main job is to coordinate with the various operations performed by the various components.
·         It serves as a interface for all the modular singular components of a system like Central processing Unit – CPU, Random Access Memory – RAM, Storage device – Hard Disk ( Magnetic or Solid State)
·         To provide slots and expansion cards to enhance the functionality of a system. There is development of new devices with new interfaces every day. Motherboard need to provide the slots to include the functionality.
·         To deliver the power to the various components and devices as per their requirements.
 
Motherboard Internal Structure
 


Comments (2)

perfect example

Submitted by kiran kumar chowdary on Mon, 17/09/2012 - 13:05.

perfect example

good explaination

Submitted by sbandodkar on Wed, 20/03/2013 - 15:21.

good explaination

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