FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

WHAT IS A MOTHERBOARD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which computer component contains all of the circuitry necessary for other components or devices to communicate with one another?
A
Motherboard
B
Adapter card
C
Hard drive
D
Expansion bus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which computer component contains all the circuitry necessary for other components or devices to communicate with one another? Motherboard. The motherboard holds the CPU, underlying circuitry, expansion slots, video components, RAM slots, and other chips.

Detailed explanation-2: -It distributes electricity and facilitates communication between and to the central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM), and any other component of the computer’s hardware. There is a broad range of motherboards, each of which is intended to be compatible with a specific model and size of the computer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Network interface card, also known as NIC or network interface controller, is typically a circuit board that installed on the computer to connect to the network. It works as an indispensable component for the network connection of computers.

Detailed explanation-4: -A typical motherboard contains the CPU, memory, storage, ROM BIOS, Southbridge and Northbridge chipsets, cooling fans, peripheral connector slots, connectors for peripheral devices, the battery backup and the power connector.

Detailed explanation-5: -A motherboard (mainboard, system board, planar board or logic board) is the main printed circuit board found in computers and other expandable systems. It holds many of the crucial electronic components of the system, such as the central processing unit (CPU) and memory, and provides connectors for other peripherals.

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