COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
WHAT IS A MOTHERBOARD
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main board
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system board
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logic board
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hardware board
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Detailed explanation-1: -A motherboard (also called mainboard, main circuit board, mb, mboard, backplane board, base board, system board, logic board (only in Apple computers) or mobo) is the main printed circuit board (PCB) in general-purpose computers and other expandable systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -While it goes by many names like mainboard, system board, and sometimes lovingly, mobo, motherboard is the most common term for the printed circuit board that holds all your computer components in one place like a Lego baseplate.
Detailed explanation-3: -Motherboards come in three main sizes, from largest to smallest: ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX (Yes, Mini is smaller than Micro).
Detailed explanation-4: -The chassis is a housing and sometimes, especially for servers, comes with pieces of printed circuit board that connect individual components of the computer, for example power supply and mainboard. The motherboard / mainboard of the computer is a device that is needed mostly for it’s interconnection functionality.