FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

WHAT IS A MOTHERBOARD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not controlled by the Northbridge?
A
PCIe
B
SATA
C
Cache Memory
D
AGP
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The northbridge typically handles communications among the CPU, in some cases RAM, and PCI Express (or AGP) video cards, and the southbridge. Some northbridges also contain integrated video controllers, also known as a Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) in Intel systems.

Detailed explanation-2: -Northbridge Connects CPU to: RAM Built-in graphics PCI Express (PCIe) Southbridge Connects CPU to: SATA drives USB bus Built-in audio. Northbridge/Southbridge Chipset The Northbridge part of the chipset controls the high-speed channels, while the Southbridge controls the lower speed devices.

Detailed explanation-3: -Northbridge is located in the northern section of the motherboard. It is also known as the host bridge. It is directly connected to the CPU, RAM, AGP, and PCI Express slots. If it is required for the CPU to communicate with AGP or PCI express slots etc., the communication occurs via the northbridge.

Detailed explanation-4: -A southbridge chipset handled many of a computer’s I/O functions, such as USB, audio, the system BIOS, the ISA bus or the LPC bus, the low speed PCI/PCIe bus, the IOAPIC interrupt controller, the SATA storage, the historical PATA storage, and the NVMe storage.

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