A motherboard is also known as a main board, system board and logic board. A common abbreviation is ‘mobo'. They can be found in a variety of electrical devices, ranging from a TV to a computer. Generally, they will be referred to as a motherboard or a main board when associated with a complex device such as a computer, which is what we shall look at. Put simply, it is the central circuit board of your computer. All other components and peripherals plug into it, and the job of the motherboard is to relay information between them all. Despite the fact that a better motherboard will not add to the speed of your PC, it is none-the-less important to have one that is both stable and reliable, as its role is vital.
A motherboard houses the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), which is the simple software run by a computer when initially turned on. Other components attach directly to it, such as the memory, CPU (Central Processing Unit), graphics card, sound card, hard-drive, disk drives, along with various external ports and peripherals.
kim_rukawa11
2006-09-28 01:49:47 UTC
A motherboard, also known as a mainboard, system board, or logic boards on Apple Computers, and sometimes abbreviated as mobo (generally credited to the magazine Maximum PC). It is the central or primary circuit board making up a complex electronic system, such as a modern computer.
A typical computer is built with the microprocessor, main memory, and other basic components on the motherboard. Other components of the computer such as external storage, control circuits for video display and sound, and peripheral devices are typically attached to the motherboard via ribbon cables, other cables, and power connectors.
There is more information about IBM-compatible personal computers in PC motherboard.
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2006-09-28 02:41:53 UTC
Basic idea is the motherboard is the biggest circuit board in your computer, and everything connects into it.
Jason W
2006-09-28 00:14:08 UTC
The motherboard is the component that combines all of the system's parts together using electrical circuits. It holds the central processing unit (CPU), memory, drive controllers, expansion cards(video, sound, modem), and ports (USB, parallel, serial).
Erik
2006-09-28 02:57:56 UTC
A motherboard hence the name Motherboard comtrols your computer pretty much, if you are getting a new computer or just building one a motherboard is something to not skimp out on.
2006-09-28 00:26:38 UTC
If your monitor, keyboard, and printer were light switches in your house, the motherboard would be the wiring and the processor or brains in your computer would be the fusebox.
eeeeeeeeclipse
2006-09-28 02:45:10 UTC
It's like the brain of your computer, it controls everything
Doc J
2006-09-28 00:17:06 UTC
basically it's the entire nervous system for a computer
Caboose
2006-09-28 00:06:34 UTC
it runs your computer,(The hard drive, monitor and all the other hardware)in other words it houses all the hadware, ports, and cards.
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