The motherboard or motherboard in a computer is the one that has the circuits of the device printed and allows the connection between the microprocessor, the electronic support circuits, the memory slots and other additional devices.
In computing, the most relevant device found in the circuit of a computer or computer is called motherboard or motherboard, since it facilitates the connection between the different electronic units of the same and allows the use of the device fluently. It is a fundamental piece present in all types of computers and other electronic devices.
The motherboard or motherboard fulfills vital functions for the computer, such as the physical connection, the administration and distribution of electrical energy, data communication, timing and synchronization, control and monitoring, and others.
Generally, the motherboard has installed a basic software called BIOS that allows the execution of these functions.
Among the most well-known and used boards or cards are the XT, the AT, the Baby AT, the ATX, the LPX, the mini ITX, the nano ITX, the BTX, the WTX and many others.
Each motherboard, in turn, is made up of a socket, a memory socket, a chipset, a slot, a different type of connector, the ROM BIOS, the CMOS RAM, a front panel, a battery, a quartz crystal , a COM1, a LPT1 and some other components.
Often also and if the system allows it to the motherboard are added additional cards that have the use of peripherals and these are sound, video or graphics cards, modem and several others depending on the interests of the user. In addition, this depends on the number of additional slots that the mother or mainboard has, since these must be connected to the motherboard to work.
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