Basic Computer Hardware

Well after using WinExtra BOSS Freeware Edition to get a good idea of what components make up your machine, you can then update your current level of hardware understanding with this article below. They did an outstanding job highlighting the basics for newer users.

By the time you finish reading this article, you should have a good understanding of the major components of the personal computer, from the motherboard to the monitor.

System Board

The term system board can be used to describe any number of circuit boards that make up the internals of your computer, but it is used most often to describe the motherboard. The motherboard is the main board in your computer that contains the BIOS chips, RAM, I/O ports, and CPU. This board maintains the electrical pathways that enable all other components to communicate with each other.

In some computers, you will hear the term daughter board used. A daughter board is a board that contains some of the chips that should have been put on the motherboard, but were not—perhaps due to space limitations or other reasons. [Read the rest]

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