COMPUTER HARDWARE
MOTHERBOARDS AND EXPANSION CARDS
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Question
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Allows the CPU to communicate with slower speed devices including hard drives, Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, and expansion slots.
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northbridge
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southbridge
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i/o connectors
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cpu
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The southbridge is an IC on the motherboard responsible for the hard drive controller, I/O controller and integrated hardware. Integrated hardware can include the sound card and video card if on the motherboard, USB, PCI, ISA, IDE, BIOS, and Ethernet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Northbridge/Southbridge Chipset The Northbridge part of the chipset controls the high-speed channels, while the Southbridge controls the lower speed devices.
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