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If you paid attention to your mother, then you ought to pay attention to this flashcard set about the motherboard -- the 'mother of all the components' -- in your computer system. Learn about the CPU, DRAM, and other motherboard components, and its various features and functions to get insights into how your desktop, laptop, and smartphone operate.
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Motherboard
A stiff sheet of plastic that provides a sturdy platform that contains the central processing unit (CPU), memory, various additional slots, and circuitry that comprise a computer system.
On a motherboard, the Northbridge is a chip that forms an interface between the _____, the main memory, and other components.
CPU
Southbridge
On a motherboard, this is the chip that controls the input and output (I/O) functions; it's directly connected to the Northbridge.
Read-only memory (ROM)
A chip, also called the BIOS, that contains the firmware, or startup instructions for a computer system.
These are the most common types of connections on the motherboard.
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) and Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA).
Schematic Diagram
A logical organization of how computer components are connected, instead of where they are physically found on the motherboard.
It's important to remember that motherboard technology can _____ very quickly.
change
{Blank} use a schematic diagram as a way to think about a computer motherboard.
Computer engineers
Busses
Connections between components represented on a schematic diagram.
Identify why the following are alike:
Smartphone, laptop computer, desktop computer
Because all three use a motherboard with a CPU, memory, connectors, and the required circuitry, a smartphone is just like a desktop and laptop computer.
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) and Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) are the names of slots for _____.
Video or graphics cards
CPU socket
The place on the motherboard where the pins of the central processing unit (CPU) chip are inserted; spots intended for heat sinks and fans that provide cooling are nearby.
A _____ distributes power to the CPU and other components on a motherboard.
power connector
DRAM chip slots contain a computer system's _____
main memory
Traces
Thin layers of copper or aluminum foil embedded onto a motherboard that are very narrow and form the circuits between the various parts.
Memory slots
Horizontal channels located on a computer motherboard that accepts DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) chips.
Power connector
A component that distributes the electrical power to the CPU and other parts located on a computer motherboard.
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Introduction to Computers: Help and Review
- What is a Motherboard? - Definition, Function & Diagram 4:27
- Motherboard Terms Flashcards
- CPU Parts List & Flashcards
- What is a Computer System Unit? - Function, Components & Definition 3:45
- What Are Peripheral Devices of a Computer? - Definition, Examples & Types 5:09
- What is Computer Hardware? - Components, Definition & Examples 5:35
- LAN Card: Definition, Function & Types 5:24
- What Is a Video Card? - Function, Definition & Types 3:40
- Magnetic Storage: Definition, Devices & Examples 7:13
- What is a Computer Keyboard? - Parts, Layout & Functions 6:53
- What is an Input Device for a Computer? - Definition & Examples 3:33
- Computer Input Devices List & Flashcards
- What Is Multiprocessing? - Definition, Architecture & Examples 4:51
- What is Application Software? - Definition, Examples & Types 4:42
- Application Software List & Flashcards
- Network Interface Card (NIC): Types, Function & Definition 3:20
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS): Definition, Types & Examples 6:33
- Computer Platforms: Definition, Types & Examples 4:04
- Control Unit: Definition & Design 3:13
- De Facto Standards in Information Systems: Definition & Overview
- Dynamic RAM: Definition & Types 6:31
- George Boole, Mathematician: Biography & Timeline
- How to Delete Web History
- How to Learn How to Type
- How to View Web History
- Keyboard & Mouse Ergonomics: Definition & Concept
- Read-Only Memory (ROM): Definition & Types 3:46
- The History of the Web
- The History of Web Design
- Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web: Biography & Facts
- Typewriters: History & Types 8:10
- What are CRM Systems? - Definition, Types & Examples
- What are Data? - Types, Sources & Definition 5:24
- What are Digital and Analog Signals? - Definition & Explanation 5:49
- What is a Byte? - Definition & Measurements 6:21
- What is Computer Science? - Definition & Fields 6:06
- Binary Number System: Application & Advantages 3:44
- What is the Binary Number System? - Definition & History
- Booting a Computer: Definition & Process 3:15
- What is 10 in Binary? - How-to & Steps 4:24
- How to Add Binary Numbers 4:25
- What is 255 in Binary? - How-to & Steps 4:30
- What is a Network Protocol? - Types & List
- Mousetrapping in Computer Security: Definition
- What Is a Backdoor Virus? - Definition, Removal & Example 4:57
- What is a Ransomware Attack? - Definition & Examples
- What is Ransomware? - Definition, Removal & Examples
- Computer Hacking: Laws & Consequences
- What is Computer Hacking? - Definition, Prevention & History 6:23
- What is the Difference Between Phishing and Pharming?
- What is a Botnet? - Definition, Detection & Security
- What is a Botnet Attack? - Definition & Examples 4:41
- Asymmetric Threat: Definition & Characteristics
- IT Threat Mitigation: Definition & Strategies
- Nanotechnology: Definition, Applications & Examples
- Computer Animation: Definition, History & Types
- What is Cloud Disaster Recovery? - Overview & Steps
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