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The motherboard is a PCB that connect the component of a computer
Each CPU needs a compatible motherboard that can host it.
Each motherboard is defined by its chipset model that determine the environment that a CPU can control.
A motherboard typically consists of:
a slot or more for CPU
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chipset of two chips which are the Northbridge and Southbridge chips:
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Southbridge chip is responsible for the communication with I/O devices and other devices that are not performance sensitive.
slots for memory sticks
a slot or more for graphic cards.
generic slots for other devices, e.g. network card, sound card.
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The motherboard organization.