Components of a motherboard
The main Circuit board of a computer is called motherboard. A motherboard usually includes: The CPU Chipset I/O Ports BIOS ROM Expansion Slots Peripheral Controllers Motherboard is also known as "Main Board" or "System Board" Types of Motherboard: Figure: A Common Motherboard Types of Motherboard: There are two types of motherboard manufactured they are: Non-Integrated Motherboard (Old models) : In this type motherboards peripheral controller not included on the motherboard. Additional Boards (Add on cards) were installed in expansion slots as per requirement. For eg: Video Card, Sound Card etc. Integrated Motherboard (Latest Models): In this type of motherboards most of the peripheral controller cards are integrated on motherboard itself Chipset: A chipset is a motherboard component that includes the CPU and and Other Chips that supports basic functions of the computer. The two main chips in the chipse...