Friday, January 4, 2008

Motherboard-Computer's circuit board


Motherboard: This is the main part of computer.It combines all parts of computer like Processor,RAM,Hard Drive,CD-Drive etc.It is a platform for all parts of computer.It contains Input and Output ports.All connections i/o connections are given to the computer through Motherboard only.Every motherboard will have its own drivers depending upon its configuration and manufacturer.Major Components found on the motherboard are:
  • CPU( central processing unit)

  • BIOS(Basic Input Output System)

  • RTC(Real Time Clock)

  • Chip Set

It contains many circuits with thousands of transistors,capacitors and resistors.Also it contains slots for RAM and Graphic cards and a base to fix processor.We connect Monitor ,Keyboard ,mouse and any other external devices to it by wires.

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