The motherboard or motherboard in a computer is one that has the device's circuits printed and allows the connection between the microprocessor, the supporting electronic circuits, the memory slots and other additional devices.
In computing, the most important device found in the circuit of a computer is called motherboard or motherboard since it facilitates the connection between the different electronic units of the same and allows the use of the device fluently. It is a fundamental piece present in all types of computers and other electronic devices.
The motherboard or motherboard fulfills vital functions for the computer, such as physical connection, electrical power management and distribution, data communication, timing and synchronism, control and monitoring, and others.
Generally, the motherboard has installed a basic software called BIOS that allows the execution of these functions.
Among the most popular and widely used boards or cards are the XT, the AT, the Baby AT, the ATX, the LPX, the mini ITX, the nano ITX, the BTX, the WTX and many others.
Each motherboard, in turn, is made up of a socket, a memory socket, a chipset, a slot, a different type of connector, the ROM BIOS, the RAM CMOS, a front panel, a battery, a quartz crystal. , a COM1, a LPT1 and some other components.
Often also and if the system allows it to the motherboard they are added additional cards that have the use of peripherals and these are sound cards, video or graphics, modem and several others depending on the interests of the user. In addition, this depends on the number of additional slots that the mother or mainboard has, since these must be connected to the motherboard to function.
