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17 Cards in this Set
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Integrated Component |
Parts built into the motherboard itself |
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Non-Integrated Component |
A part added to the motherboard to expand the functionality |
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Form Factor |
Size and layout/arrangement of components on the motherboard |
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Buses and Traces |
Electrical conductors that take data between components |
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System Bus/Front-side Bus (FSB) |
Feed information between main system memory and the CPU |
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Address Bus |
Determines where in RAM chip to store the memory/data from CPU |
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Control BUS |
Tells CPU if it's a write or read operation to memory |
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Data Bus |
Actual transfers the information from CPU to memory |
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CMOS Acronym |
Complimentary Metal Oxide Semi-Conductor |
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CMOS Main Function |
Stores user-defined settings. 3-volt battery provides current for the volatile memory to be saved. Should be replaced every tree years. |
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GPU |
Graphics Processing Unit |
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CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
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Chipset |
Govern the communications across the motherboard. |
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North Bridge/MCH |
Memory Controller Hub. Between main memory and RAM, on system BUS. Dictates information going in and put of the CPU. |
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South Bridge/ICH |
Input-output Controller Hub. Controls information from hard drive interfaces, storage interfaces, and external periferals. Prioritizes, based on demand priority, who communicates first to North Bridge and thus CPU. |
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PGA Socket |
Pin Grid Array. Pins on bottom of CPU. Openings/ports are on the sockets where pins will be inserted to. AMD |
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LGA |
Land Grid Array. Pins facing up from sockets. Flat contacts on the CPU. Intel |
