COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER HARDWARE

MOTHERBOARDS AND EXPANSION CARDS

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 southbridge is one of the two chips in the core logic chipset on a personal computer (PC) motherboard, the other being the northbridge. The southbridge typically implements the slower capabilities of the motherboard in a northbridge/southbridge chipset computer architecture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Older chipsets used the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Bus to connect the Northbridge and Southbridge. But with more devices using the PCI bus, modern chipsets have introduced a dedicated interface between the chips.

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