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    Parts of the Motherboard with it’s Function 16. CMOS Battery (3.

    16. CMOS Battery (3.3v) Lithium Battery - memory chip that houses
    setting configurations and is powered by the onboard battery
    1. CPU - Its performance is based on simple operations, which are 17. Super I/O Chip (Input/Output) - handles the slower and less
    called instructions prominent input/output devices
    a) Microprocessor - controls all functions of the CPU 18. Front Panel Connector Header - controls the
    b) Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) - does a series of calculations a) Power Switch
    based on the instructions received b) Power Light Emitting Diode
    2. CPU Socket - distinct mount used only for the CPU on the c) Hard Disk Drived LED
    motherboard to ensure correct circuit chip insertion d) Reset
    3. Lever – to ensure the proper insertion of the CPU 19. Front-USB Header - which one can plug a special cable to
    4. CPU Fan and Heatsink - used to cool down CPU heatsink (to keep provideUSB ports on a computer chassis.
    a hot component such as a processor cool) 20. Front Audio Header – to connect the front panel audio module built
    5. CPU Fan Power Header into a system chassis.
    6. Memory Module (RAM) - to store temporary data while the 21. CD-IN/Aux in - found on the sound card that connects an optical
    computer is running. drive's audio.
    7. Memory Slot - allows computer memory (RAM) to be inserted into 22. Voltage Regulator Module - senses a computer's microprocessor
    the computer. voltage requirements and ensures that the correct voltage is
    8. Chip Set - control the memory cache, external bus, and some maintained.
    peripherals.
    a) Northbridge - handles communications among the
    CPU, RAM, BIOS ROM, and PCI Express (or AGP) video
    cards
    b) Southbridge - also contain integrated video controllers, also
    known as a Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) in
    Intel systems
    9. Expansion Slots - where an expansion card can be inserted.
    a) Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)
    b) Peripheral Component Interconnect
    c) Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
    d) Peripheral Component Interconnected Express
    e) Audio Modem Rise
    f) Communication Network Riser
    10. Integrated Drive Electronics - refers to the types of cables and
    ports used to connect some hard drives and optical drives to each
    other and to the motherboard. IDE 1 and IDE 2
    11. Floppy Drive Connector - ribbon cable found in PC's that allow one
    or more floppy disk drives to be connected to a computer.
    12. Sendi Aduance Technology Attachment Connector (SATA) - can
    transmit data to and from the rest of the computer much, much faster
    13. 20 and 24 pins ATX Power Connector - A 20 pin power cable only
    fits into one end of a 24 pin motherboard connector so you can't
    insert it incorrectly.
    14. 4 pins 12v P4 Power Connector - used to provide +12 VDC to the
    processor voltage regulator
    15. ROM BIOS Chip (Read Only Memory) - used to perform hardware
    initialization during the booting process (power-on startup)

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