What Do You Mean By Motherboard?

What Do You Mean By Motherboard?

The physical component of the computer hardware, where we can attached the computer peripheral devices directly or indirectly, this platform is known as motherboard. RAM, CPU, Video Card etc are the example of directly connecting devices where as; mouse, keyboard, etc are the example of indirectly connecting devices on the motherboard.

while creating a motherboard, manufacture decide three things when creating a new Motherboard. First, they select the the set of chips—appropriately called the chip sets- that provides support for everything that plugs into the motherboard. Second, they select a style of motherboard, the form factor that defines the size and shape, among other things. Finally, manufacturers decide which connectors to include for both internal and external devices. This section looks at chip sets, form factors, and connections available on motherboards.

 1)  Motherboard Chip Sets

 2)  Mother Form Factor

 3) Motherboard Internal and External Connector


 1)  Motherboard Chip Sets

Every motherboard has a chip set that determines the type of processor the motherboard accepts, the type and capacity of RAM,and what sort of internal and external devices the motherboard supports. The chips in a PC’s chip set serve as electronic interfaces through which the CPU, RAM, and input/output devices interact.Chip sets vary in feature, performance, and stability, so they factor hugely in the purchase or recommendation of a particular motherboard. Most modern chip sets are composed of two primary chips—the North bridge and the South bridge . The North bridge chip on Intel-based motherboards helps the CPU work with RAM. On AMD- based motherboards, the North bridge provides the communication with the video card, rather than memory, because the memory controller is built into the CPU.Current North bridge chips do a lot and thus get pretty hot, so they have their own heat sink and fan assembly.

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North Bridge, who control all the word-one by the CPU, RAM And AGP/PCIe slots. While South Bridge Can Control the work-done bye the PCI slot, ISA slots, ROM, Internal and External Connectors.