Motherboard
- Is the main printed circuit in electronic device.
Northbridge
- Is the controller hub, they control high capabilities like AGP, MEMORY, PROCESSOR.
Southbridge
- Control slower capabilities of your system (INPUT, OUTPUT, PCI, IDE, HARD DISK, SATA and BIOS)
FSB (FRONT SIDE BUS)
- Is the pathway between north bridge and southbridge.
AGP (ACCELERATED GRAPHIC PORT)
Design for 3D. Where video card installed.
PCI (PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT)
- Where your LANCARD, SOUND CARD, INTERNAL MODEM and TV TUNER installed.
BIOS (BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM)
- Where initialize your hardware O.S. System Date and CPU Clock.
C'MOS BATTERY (COMPLIMENTARY METALOXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR)
- Supply power to your BIOS.
CAPACITOR
- Stores power and filter electricity.
20 PINS ATX POWER CONNECTOR
- To connect your power supply.
MEMORY SLOT
- Where you install your memory card. Exp. SDRAM, DDR1, DDR2.
HEATSINK
- To absorb heat.
I.D.E. CONNECTOR (INTERGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS)
- Where to connect your I.D.E. cable.
PROCESSOR
- Execute programs and process data.
HARD DISK
- Primary storage device. Where your data are permanently saved.
VIDEO CARD
- Display graphics to your monitor.
LAN CARD
- For network.
POWER SUPPLY
- Supply power to your computer system.
I.D.E. CABLE
- To connect your drives to your motherboard.
FLOPPY DRIVES
- Store data.
CD-ROM
- For software installation.
