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    A motherboard holds together crucial computer components like the CPU, memory, and connectors for input/output devices. It consists of a non-conductive sheet with thin copper or aluminum foil traces printed on it to form circuits connecting components. A motherboard contains sockets and slots that connect the CPU, memory chips, graphics card, hard drives, and other parts. It is the central component that ties together the various parts of a computer system.

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    A motherboard holds together crucial computer components like the CPU, memory, and connectors for input/output devices. It consists of a non-conductive sheet with thin copper or aluminum foil traces printed on it to form circuits connecting components. A motherboard contains sockets and slots that connect the CPU, memory chips, graphics card, hard drives, and other parts. It is the central component that ties together the various parts of a computer system.

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    What is a Motherboard?

    A motherboard is one of the most essential parts of a computer system. It holds


    together many of the crucial components of a computer, including the central
    processing unit (CPU), memory and connectors for input and output devices. The
    base of a motherboard consists of a very firm sheet of non-conductive material,
    typically some sort of rigid plastic. Thin layers of copper or aluminum foil,
    referred to as traces, are printed onto this sheet. These traces are very narrow and
    form the circuits between the various components. In addition to circuits, a
    motherboard contains a number of sockets and slots to connect the other
    components.
    Parts of a Motherboard
    If you were to open up your computer and take out the motherboard, you would
    probably get pretty confused about all the different parts. Depending on the make
    and model of your computer, it might look something like the picture below.

    Photograph of a typical motherboard of a desktop computer


    To understand how computers work you don't need to know every single part of
    the motherboard. However, it is good to know some of the most important parts
    and how the motherboard connects the various parts of a computer system together.
    Some of the typical parts are described below - they are also labeled in the next
    photograph:

    A CPU socket - the actual CPU is directly soldered onto this


    socket. Since high speed CPUs generate a lot of heat, there
    are heat sinks and mounting points for fans right next to the
    CPU socket.
    A power connector to distribute power to the CPU and other
    components.
    Slots for the system's main memory, typically in the form of
    DRAM chips.
    A chip forms an interface between the CPU, the main
    memory and other components. On many types of
    motherboards this is referred to as the Northbridge. This
    chip also contains a large heat sink.
    A second chip controls the input and output (I/O) functions. It
    is not connected directly to the CPU but to the Northbridge.
    This I/O controller is referred to as the Southbridge. The
    Northbridge and Southbridge combined are referred to as
    the chipset.
    Several connectors, which provide the physical interface
    between input and output devices and the motherboard. The
    Southbridge handles these connections.
    Slots for one or more hard drives to store files. The most
    common types of connections are Integrated Drive
    Electronics (IDE) and Serial Advanced Technology
    Attachment (SATA).
    A Read-only memory (ROM) chip, which contains the
    firmware, or startup instructions for the computer system.
    This is also called the BIOS.
    A slot for a video or graphics card. There are a number of
    different types of slots, including Accelerated Graphics Port
    (AGP) and Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
    (PCIe).
    Additional slots to connect hardware in the form of
    Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slots.

    Photograph of a typical motherboard with the most important


    parts labeled
    There are certainly a lot of acronyms to get used to! Don't worry too much about
    trying to remember all the parts and their acronyms. The key is to remember that
    the motherboard contains the central processing unit, the memory, and all the
    connectors to the rest of the hardware of the computer system. The board is
    the 'mother' of all components - that's where it gets its name.
    Schematic Diagram
    Another useful way to look at the motherboard is as a schematic diagram. This is
    more of a logical organization of how the various parts are connected rather than
    where they are physically located on the sheet of plastic. The connections between
    these components are referred to as buses. So there is a CPU bus, a memory bus,
    etc.

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