Motherboard (MB)

Motherboard (MB) also known as the planner board or the system board is the spine of the computer. All components for the computer connect to the motherboard. The motherboard is what allows you to communicate and also send data. This is the most important piece of a computer. Since we know that all components are connected to the motherboard I am about to list some of the common components that can be found on it. The common components on a motherboard are: Chipsets, expansion slots and buses, memory slots, CPU, power connectors, onboard disk drive connectors, keyboard connectors, peripheral ports, BIOS, CMOS battery, Jumper, and Firmware I am going to go in depth about these components later. The MB comes in two major types which are: Nonintegrated and Integrated system board.

Nonintegrated:
On this motherboard all the components like the video and USB ports are added using the expansion slots on the board. These system boards are very easy to fix because you don’t have to replace the board when a component breaks you just need to go a purchase the same component and reconnect it to your computer. These motherboards are not being used in computers now but you may still find some.

Integrated:
On this Motherboard the components like sound and the modem are already attached. Some people believe that there are a lot of drawbacks with this board. I say this because f a component breaks most people will tell you that you need to purchase a new motherboard. But from my reach I have found that you don’t need to do that you just have to go and purchase a expansion card for the component that broke.