Motherboard & Components Notes (1) 1

Motherboard and Components Notes
You may use netacad.com and the Internet to search for the terms, but you must paraphrase.
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1. Create a table
2. For each of the following terms:
a. Give a brief description
b. Explain their functions
c. Provide a picture of each
e.g.
Central Processing Unit (CPU) Function: Acts as the brain of Picture:

Description: Also called central the computer, processing
processer, main processer, or instructions and controlling
just processer is the most other components
important processer in each
computer
CPU-slot Function: provides an easy

A CPU slot also known as a CPU installation and replacement of
socket is a component on CPUS without soldering
computer motherboards that
provides both mechanical and
electrical connections between
a microprocessor and the
motherboard
IDE CONTROLLER Function:

Description: IDE-integrated An adapter on the plug-in card
controller sends an array of or the motherboard that
512-byte blocks between the connects to the IDE controller.
drive and the motherboard
USB description: Function: firstly, made strictly

An industry standard that allows for USB California computers
data exchange and delivery of
power between many types of
electronics
PCI –SLOT Function: Allows you to add

Description: Allows to install a additional cards to your
wide variety of expansion cards computer systems.
including graphics or video
cards, sound cards, and network
cards
Parallel port Function: allows you to connect

Description: A type of other devices to your computer
computer interface that for data transfer
allows you to connect devices
for data transfer
function: The ISA was Picture:

ISA slot
Description: A type of bus designed for to connect
used inside PC’S for adding peripheral cards to the
expansion cards motherboard that allows
bus mastering
CMOS Battery Function: it helps keep record of Picture:

Description: Helps the BIOS the date and time when the PC
or UEFI to store the hardware it switched off.
configuration settings
RAM slots Function: Picture:
Description: RAM stands for A temporary memory bank
random access memory, and it where your computer stores
is one of the most fundamental data it needs to retrieve quickly
elements of computing
AGP SLOT Function: Picture:

Description: it was originally A parallel expansion standard,
designed as a successor to PCI- designed for attaching a video
type connection for video cards card to a computer system to
assist in the acceleration of 3D
computer system.
Floppy controller
Description: Function: Picture:
A hardware component that To interpret commands, to
directs and controls reading control the disk drive according
from writing to a computer’s to the commands and to write
floppy disk drive or read data to or from drive
according to a specified format
ad recording technique
Power supply slot: Function:

Description: Is an electrical Convert an electrical current
device that offers Eletric supply from a source to the correct
power to an electrical load. voltage current, and frequency
to power the load
RAM Function: provides temporary Picture:
Description: A computer shot storage for the operating
term memory system (OS), software programs
and any other data in current
use so there quickly available to
use the device’s processor
BIOS Function: identifies, configures, Picture:

Description: The program a tests, and connects computer
computer microprocessor hardware.
uses to start the computer
system after it is powered on.
CMOS Function: Picture:

Description: The Stores critical system
semiconductors technology information such as data time
used in the most of todays and hardware configuration
integrated circuits
Heat sink Function: Picture:

Description: A component that Dissipate heat and prevent
increases the heat flow away overheating.
from other hot devices
North bridge Function: Picture:

Description: is bridge that Manages the memory between
manages communication the CPU and the memory
between central processing unit
also known as the (CPU) and
parts of the motherboard
South bridge Function: Picture:

Description: a component that The south bridge main purpose
is found on a computer's it to handle the input/output
motherboard (I/O) functions of a computer
HDD Function: reading, writing, and Picture:
Description: An HDD is an storing of memory.
eternal or external computer
component that stores data
SSD Function: used to store data Picture:

Description: a type of storage inside an integrated circuit,
device used in computers typically used for using flash
memory
Power supply Function: converts the Picture:

Description: A hardware device alternating current (AC) from a
that converts AC electricity and wall socket of mains electricity
then distributes to the rest of to a low-voltage direct current
the computer. (DC) to the operate the
motherboard, processor, and
peripheral devices
GPU Function: The GPU helps handle Picture:

Description: a specialized graphics-related work like
processor originally designed to graphics, effect, and videos
accelerate graphics rendering.
 CPU
 CPU Slot
 IDE controller
 USB
 PCI slot
 Parallel port
 ISA slot
 CMOS Battery
 RAM slots
 AGP slot
 Floppy controller
 Power supply slot
 RAM
 BIOS
 CMOS
 Heat sink
 North bridge
 South bridge
 HDD
 SSD
 Power Supply
 GPU

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Central Processing Unit (CPU) Function: Acts as the brain of Picture:

CPU-slot Function: provides an easy

IDE CONTROLLER Function:

USB description: Function: firstly, made strictly

PCI –SLOT Function: Allows you to add

Parallel port Function: allows you to connect

function: The ISA was Picture:

CMOS Battery Function: it helps keep record of Picture:

AGP SLOT Function: Picture:

Power supply slot: Function:

BIOS Function: identifies, configures, Picture:

CMOS Function: Picture:

Heat sink Function: Picture:

North bridge Function: Picture:

South bridge Function: Picture:

SSD Function: used to store data Picture:

Power supply Function: converts the Picture:

GPU Function: The GPU helps handle Picture:

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