What's on a motherboard?

Motherboard components  /  Define / Symbol or Analogy

Example:  CPU / central processing unit / like the human brain

"the place where data is brought in from input devices, processed, and sent to output devices"

Henderson, Harry. Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology. New York: Facts On File, 2009.  

PCI slots =Peripheral Component Interconnect...Conventional PCI (part of the PCI Local Bus standard and often shortened to PCI) is a computer bus for attaching hardware devices in a computer.Also expands capablity of the motherboard 

PCI set:... Chipset for component (ICs) example: Video

DIMM sockets:  Used to connect system memory

BIOS:  Basic In & Out System.  Basic Computer Instructions

ICS:  Intergrated Circuits

Battery: ... The CMOS battery allows the CMOS to preserve system config settings.

Power Connector:  Used to connect DC power to motherboard from power supply

Chipset: ...Chipset for component (ICs) example: Video

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eBook          Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, Revised Edition, 2009