What are Motherboards?
Motherboards are also known as mainboards, or system boards, and are the backbone of a computer. Motherboards provide the electrical connections through which other parts of the computer communicate. They are also home to the central processing unit, or CPU, which is the brain of the computer. All electrical components of a computer including peripheral devices plug in to the motherboards in some manner. Most motherboards produced today are for IBM compatible computers. IBM compatibles account for 90% of computer sales. But, motherboards are not limited to computers. They exist in many electrical devices such as mobile phones, watches, and clocks. The modern motherboard contains a variety of components including: 1. electrical sockets for the CPU 2. sockets for the main memory 3. Chipset 4. non-volatile memory chips 5. clock generator 6. power connectors 7. input device connectors and expansion slots
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