What is a Motherboard?

 

The Motherboard (or MainBoard) was first used in IBM computers in 1982 and added convenience to our lives. Motherboards are used not only in computers, but also in all technological devices. Because it provides communication within the device. The motherboard enables all units to communicate with each other via CHIPSET (Chipset) and BUS (Bus). There is a BIOS on each motherboard, it turns on the computer and continues operations through this BIOS. RAM, CPU, video card, HDD and all other units are connected to the motherboard with the slots on the motherboard.

 All peripherals you can think of, such as Ram, Video Card, HDD, must be compatible with the motherboard. If the structure of the peripherals is not compatible with the motherboard, it will not enter the socket or slot on the motherboard anyway.

It provides communication between the units with the main board Chipset and Bus, which has all units on it. Chipset; It provides the communication within the computer, the faster the communication, the better the performance of the computer. bus; They are the paths that connect the chipsets together. If we summarize briefly, if the chipsets are phones, then the bus will be the phone cable. Busses (BUS) are divided into two as standard and address. Standard buses relay the actions taking place inside the device. Address buses, on the other hand, determine where the data will be sent. Of course, these busses also have capacities. For example, if the capacity of the bus is 32 bits, it can transmit a maximum of 32 bits of data at a time, and if it is 64 bits, it can transmit a maximum of 64 bits of data. The capacity of the bus has a great role on the performance of the computer. It just tries to short the busses connecting the two hardware.