FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

WHAT IS A MOTHERBOARD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Together the Northbridge and Southbridge are called the?
A
Chipset
B
BIOS
C
CMOS
D
Bridges
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The logical architecture chipset consists of two chips namely North bridge and South bridge.

Detailed explanation-2: -The southbridge is one of the two chips in the core logic chipset on a personal computer (PC) motherboard, the other being the northbridge.

Detailed explanation-3: -The difference between northbridge and southbridge is that northbridge is a chip in the chipset of a motherboard that directly connects to the CPU while Southbridge is a chip in the chipset of a motherboard that does not directly connect to the CPU.

Detailed explanation-4: -Motherboard diagrams may generally refer to the southbridge as the I/O controller hub and the northbridge as the memory controller hub.

Detailed explanation-5: -A chipset is a component of a motherboard. There are two chips in that chipset, the northbridge and southbridge. The northbridge is connected to components with high speed, whereas the southbridge is connected to components with lower speed.

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