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MOTHERBOARD

The document lists and describes various components and ports that can be found on a computer motherboard. It includes ports and slots for connecting keyboards, mice, displays, storage devices, network adapters, audio devices, and expansion cards. The motherboard allows the attachment of peripherals and components that add additional functionality to the computer system.

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MOTHERBOARD

The document lists and describes various components and ports that can be found on a computer motherboard. It includes ports and slots for connecting keyboards, mice, displays, storage devices, network adapters, audio devices, and expansion cards. The motherboard allows the attachment of peripherals and components that add additional functionality to the computer system.

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No.

Components Function
1 PS/2 mouse port Used to connect computer mouse
2 PS/2 keyboard port Used to connect a keyboard
3 S/PDIF port Used to transfer audio signals over relatively short distance
4 HDMI connector Permits a port to transfer high-resolution video and top-quality sounds
5 DVI connector Supports both digital and analogue video signals over single DVI cable
6 VGA port Links a computer to a display device
7 IEEE 1394a (FireWire) port High-speed computer data-transfer interface to connect PC to other consumer
electronics
8 eSATA port Connects your PC to external drives or optical drives
9 USB ports Used to attach keyboards, mice, printers, external storages and mobile devices
to the computer
10 RJ45 port Connects Ethernal cables to a switch or serial data modem
11 Audio ports Used to connect speakers or other audio output devices with the computer
12 PCI-E x16 slot Used for cards that require a high bandwidth like graphic cards
13 PCI-E x4 slot Used for single M.2 NVMe SSD expansion cards, SATA 3 expansion cards, and
RAID controllers
14 PCI slots Used for the attachments of network cards, modems, sound cards, disk
controllers and other peripherals
15 Super I/O Handles the slower and less prominent input/output devices
16 Print Header Use to connect scanners and printers
17 COM port Used for information to transfer in and out sequentially one bit at a time
18 USB Header Used on connecting USB ports found inside the PC case
19 5 SATA2 connectors Connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives,
optical drives, and solid-state drives
20 IDE connector Connects the motherboard to storage devices such as hard drives
21 4 DDR3 DIMM Memory slot
22 CPU

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