The motherboard serves as a single platform to connect all of the parts of a computer together.
A motherboard connects CPU, memory, hard drives, optical drives, video card, sound card, and other ports and expansion cards directly or via cables. It can be considered as the backbone of a computer.
Features
• Motherboard varies greatly in supporting various types of components.
• Normally a motherboard supports a single type of CPU and few types of memories.
• Video Cards, Hard disks, Sound Cards have to be compatible with motherboard to function properly.
• Motherboards, cases and power supplies must be compatible to work properly together.
Popular Manufacturers
Intel, ASUS, AOpen, ABIT, Biostar, Gigabyte, MSI
Description of Motherboard
• The motherboard is mounted inside the case and is securely attached via small screws through pre-drilled holes.
• Motherboard contains ports to connect all of the internal components.
• It provides a single socket for CPU whereas for memory, normally one or more slots are available.
• Motherboards provide ports to attach floppy drive, hard drive, and optical drives via ribbon cables. Motherboard carries fans and a special port designed for power supply.
• There is a peripheral card slot in front of the motherboard using which video cards, sound cards and other expansion cards can be connected to motherboard.
• On the left side, motherboards carry a number of ports to connect monitor, printer, mouse, keyboard, speaker, and network cables.
• Motherboards also provide USB ports which allow compatible devices to be connected in plug-in/plug-out fashion for example, pen drive, digital cameras etc.
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