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    Motherboard

    It is the flat surface board in the system unit. The motherboard connects all the parts
    (components) of computer together. It is also called mainboard or baseboard or system board or
    logic board. It is the backbone of the computer.
    Major Components of Motherboard
    PS/2 personal system/ 2.
    This is 6 pins mini DIN connector used to keyboard and mouse to the computer
    USB (Universal Serial Bus)
    It is used to connect mouse, keyboard and other peripheral devices such as; scanner, cameras,
    and printer.
    Random Access Memory (RAM) Slots
    It is a slot for attaching RAM to the motherboard. RAM is the primary memory of the computer.
    Type of RAM are; Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) and Double Data
    Rate (DDR) for desktop and Small Outline Dual in-line Memory Module (SODIMM) for laptop.
    Power Supply Plug in Or Connector
    This provides the electrical power to make the computer system operate. It has 20-pins.
    Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
    It is high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a video card to a computer system.
    Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) Slot
    It used to connect expansion card and PCI devices such as network interface card, sound card,
    modems and video cards
    Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) Controller
    This connects the hard drive to the motherboard. The types are Advanced Technology
    Attachment (ATA) or Parallel ATA (PATA) and Serial ATA (SATA). This controls the hard
    drive.
    Floppy Controller
    This controls the floppy disc as it is connected to the motherboard
    Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Slot
    This slot connects modem to the motherboard
    Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) Battery
    This stores the Basic Input Output System (BIOS) setting on the computer, the battery also stores
    the date and time on the computer.
    Parallel Port
    This is the port that old printers are connected to. It has a 25-pin female Data Bus (DB)
    connector
    Central Processing Unit (CPU) Slot
    This is the slot or socket that connects the CPU to the motherboard, the socket has pin grid array
    (PGA). CPU is the processor, the brain of the computer that performs the tasks command in the
    computer system. It is also called microprocessor.

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