2. INTRODUCTION
MOTHERBOARD
It is Main Printed Circuit
board Inside the PC .
It is also known as
mainboard , baseboard ,
systemboard or planar
board
Types:
1.)backplane style
2.)motherboard style
3. Motherboard Components
Processing
CPU (most important)
Chip set
Temporary storage
RAM
Cache memory
Electrical system
Power Connectors
Communication with
other devices
I/O PORTS
Expansion slots
Programming/setup
data
Flash ROM
CMOS setup chip
5. External Cache
If the computer cannot find what it needs in
the Internal Cache, it looks in the external
cache. This is usually located on the
Motherboard. In some CPU chips the
External cache is built in.
Internal Cache
When the computer needs data it first
looks in the Internal cache. This is
located on the CPU chip and provides
the fastest way for the computer to get
data.
