What is Motherboard?

Location
Function
 What is motherboard?

A large circuit board containing the central

processing unit (CPU), expansion slot, ram slot,
port and connector.

Also called main board.

Motherboard and
its component
Location the component of motherboard
 The function of CPU
1. Controls the operation of the computer.
2. It interpret and carries out the basic
instructions that operate a computer.
 The function of
expansion slots
1. The socket where the circuit boards or adapter
cards can be inserted into the motherboard.
2. It is a place to fit an expansion card containing
the circuitry that provides some specialized
capability, such as video card.
 The function of
expansion card
• It plug to an expansion slot.
• It used to add new devices or
capabilities to a computer.
 The function of
RAM slot.
The slot where the computer memory, also
called as RAM, placed on the computer’s
motherboard.
The function of port and
connector

Connection where a computer can

be connected to an external device.
What is Motherboard?
Location
Function