...EXPLORING THE MOTHERBOARD AND BUSSES/ MODULE-3/TANWEER HAROON/ROLAND DAVIS/6-22-2016 The major components of the computers motherboard are The Processor, The memory, The Expansion Slots and the IO Bank. The Processor is the brain of the computer, it’s where all the computing is done, it’s a small chip that resides in computers and its job is to input and provide output. The processor handles all the basic system instructions, such as the processing mouse, the keyboard, input and the running applications. The memory is the internal storage areas in the computers storage. Its device is used to store information for the immediate use in the computer. Computer memory operates at a high speed. The Chipset is a set of electronic in an integrated circuit that manages the data between the processor, the memory and the peripherals. The chipset is found on the computers motherboard where it’s designed to work with a specific family of microprocessors and because of it’s controlled communications between the processors and external devices. The chipset plays a crucial role in determining system performance. The Expansion slot is a socket on the motherboard that is used to insert an expansion card or circuit board that provides an additional feature to a computers such as advance graphics, sound, Ethernet, memory and video. Expansion packs are also referred to as a bus slot. Expansion slots for pc’s come in different sizes and that’s half and full size. The IO is the input and output...
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...Assignment – Motherboards and Busses 1. The improvement of the motherboard will be limited because of compatibility issue with other hardware. Other devices run at a different speed and have different processing requirement, for example the memory and hard drive; without upgrading these components too will limit the performance of the motherboard. 2. There is a need for the different busses to be on the motherboard for free flow of information processing by way of obtaining different sets of instructions. 3. A 64-bit OS has a higher functionality than a 32-bit, a 32-bit will be needed because of the backward compatibilities of the 64-bit. 4. The following requirements must and can be considered when building a PC: * DO NOT plug anything in unless the computer is fully turned off. * DO NOT install anything unless you are grounded through a wrist strap * DO NOT over-tighten or strip any screws. * Never force anything. If it does not fit or plug in then figure out why. * Wear surgical gloves while putting the PC together Next Choose your components. You will need a: Motherboard CPU Memory Hard drive CPU Cooler Graphics card. Power Supply Unit. The motherboard should be compatible with any CPU you choose. I recommend gigabyte motherboards. Choose the CPU first, and then pick a motherboard it will work with. After you got that selected you will need to find memory. You can choose memory by the motherboard model you have...
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...Exploring The Motherboard and Busses Gregory Henry 1136-E2-NT1110 Henderson, David 1. What are the major components of the motherboard? Provide a brief description of each component. The motherboard has a variety of components that make it up. The brains, and most important part is the CPU, or central processing unit. It is where all the calculations of the computer take place. The CPU is generally just one chip, called a microprocessor, which connects via small metallic pins directly to the motherboard. Each CPU contains two components, an ALU, which carries out all the arithmetic and logical operations of the computer, and the CU, which actually gives the computer instructions on how to do tasks and executes them. In terms of computer memory RAM is where data is kept from the operating system and applications so that they can quickly be used by the processor. However, once you turn your computer off all the data is lost. Think of it as short term memory. Long-term memory would be your Hard Drive. The hard drive can come in two forms. An HDD, which uses a rapidly spinning disk coated in magnetic material to store information. It has non-volatile memory, meaning it retains information when powered off. The other kind of hard drive is a Solid State Drive, or SSD. Solid State has significantly higher rates of transfer, better reliability, and lower latency access times. But that premium comes at a price, as SSDs are generally more expensive per bit of storage...
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...Farhana Haque NT1110 4/21/15 Exploring the Motherboard and Busses The motherboard represents the logical foundation of the computer. Everything that makes a computer must be attached to the motherboard. The major components of a motherboard include I/O port cluster, memory slots and expansion slots, and mass storage interfaces. All of these components work together to make the computer run as efficiently as possible. The integrated I/O port cluster can be located in as many as three different places. All motherboards feature a rear port cluster, and many motherboards also have additional ports on the top of the motherboard that are routed to header cables accessible from the front and rear of the system. The most recent motherboard include serial (COM), parallel (LPT), PS/2 mouse, PS/2 keyboard, USB 2.0, Ethernet, audio, FireWire, VGA, and HDMI ports. Integrated ports provide efficiency when it comes to performance and installment, but may provide problems when it comes to repair. Modern motherboards include two or more memory slots. Memory slots vary in design according to the type of memory the system supports. Each memory slot includes locking levers that secure memory in place. Motherboards use expansion slots to provide support for additional I/O devices and high-speed video/graphics cards. The most common expansion slots on recent systems include PCI, AGP, and PCIe. Some systems also feature AMR or CNR slots for specific purposes. Mass storage interfaces include...
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...and Logic Module 3 Short Answer Exploring Motherboard and Busses October 7, 2015 Exploring the Motherboard and Busses The motherboard represents the logical foundation of the computer. Everything that makes a computer must be attached to the motherboard. Answer the following questions: • What are the major components of the motherboard? Provide a brief description of each component. • Upgrading only the motherboard will give some performance improvement to a computer system. Why would the improvement be limited? • What is the need for all the different busses found on a motherboard? Why can these busses not be replaced with a single bus? • With 64-bit busses available, why should 32-bit busses be provided as well? The motherboard of a computer is also known as the System Board. The circuit board is the platform on which all the hardware of the computer is connected. It is said to be the most important part of the computer. The expansion cards, and slots, BIOS chip, CMOS battery, jumpers and DIP switches, heat sink, PCI, Power connector, on board disk drive connectors, memory slots, keyboard connectors, Peripheral ports and connectors are all the things that one may find on the motherboard. The expansion cards are a typical part of nonintegrated system board. An example of this is a graphic card. Memory slots are one of the most important part of the system board. The number of memory chips on a motherboard depends on the type of CPU and its capacity. The...
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...Exploring the Motherboard and Busses Major components of the motherboard are the CPU, I/O ports, memory slots, expansion slots, mass storage ports, and busses. The CPU is the brain of the computer. It processes all of the computers functions. I/O ports connect input and output devices to the computer. Memory slots allow RAM to be inserted and to add additional memory. Expansion slots allow additional boards to be connected like, video, sound, or network cards. Mass storage ports connect storage devices like hard drives, CD-ROM, AND DVD-ROM. Busses are tiny electrical paths to connect each component of the computer together. If you upgrade the motherboard to give it performance improvements, the improvements are going to be limited because the motherboard doesn’t really improve the overall power of the system. You have to upgrade more than just the motherboard to improve speed and other things. The need for all the different busses on a motherboard is that each on has its own data width, cycle rate, and device management. The data width and cycle rate is used to determine bandwidth or how much data can be transmitted at one time. The device management indicates the maximum number of supported devices and the difficulty of configuring them. These busses can’t be replaced by a single bus because there is not bus fast enough to handle all these jobs at the same time and still be sufficient. With 64-bit busses available, 32-bit busses are still provided because many...
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...Theren Woods 4/14/2015 Module 3 lab Speech Analysis 1. What is the thesis statement ? The purpose of this statement was to help black and white people come together and be peaceful all around the world. Plus he mention the dream he had one night when we as blacks and whites and different race would be around each other and live life beautifully but the racist stuff would have to stop. He gave a very powerful speech and it means a lot still to this day. 2. Give the context of the speech. Why was it given? What historical events led to the speech? The context of the speech was made in Washington D.C. and it was brought upon blacks fighting for their rights in America. It was given so every race could be aware of the horrible ways African American people were being treated. The historic events that led to the speech was in 1955 blacks where getting treated like they were not even human. Also they couldn’t walk into any bathroom; they had to go to the restrooms that said colored. They couldn’t vote so they had to fight for those rights. And some whites just didn’t agree with being in the same area or room the African Americans was in. 3. How do rhetorical patterns help the author support his or her argument? It helps real well. It gives the author some time to plan how he’s going to support the discussion of winning the argument. Plus it move’s other individual’s attention stating if they can try to develop a closer analysis of what the writer or speaker...
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...NT1110 Short Answer 3.1 1/25/15 In this essay I will be describing what the major components of a motherboard are, why upgrading just the motherboard wouldn’t be necessary because it is limited, and deviate the need for different busses on the motherboard with 64bit busses and 32bit. Basically the processor socket is the input socket for the processor, the ddr2 memory slots are for the ram (random access memory), and the heat sink acts as a radiator for the processor on the north bridge, the south bridge chip is the side of the motherboard that manages Legacy, Bios, IDE, ISA, USB, and PCI. The PCI slot is for adapters for optional video input or modems, the CMOS battery remembers the BIOS of the motherboard even when pc is turned off or unplugged, unless it is removed and the board is discharged while everything is unplugged and removed and the power button is held down for a certain amount of time depending on the manufacturer of the product, the port cluster is the I/O(input output) port holes of the motherboard, The SATA host adapter is for high speed connection usually on laptop HDDS but are now on desktops as well, the ATX12 power connector is a cluster of resistors and components that transfer the power prom the external source, and the mounting holes are the holes to mount the motherboard to the tower. Just upgrading the motherboard isn’t going to give you much more performance increases, other hardware is required such as more ram, a faster processor, a more...
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...What are the major components of the motherboard? Provide a brief description of each component. The processor is the chip where all the computing is done also known as the brain of the computer. The memory or SIMMs (single inline memory modules) are commonly used to store information the computer is working on. The chipset controls the hard drives, USB ports, and generates sounds the computer makes. Expansion slots let you attach additional cards through connectors like video, sound, and modems. The I/O bank lets you connect devices to your computer through a set of connectors. Upgrading only the motherboard will give some performance improvement to a computer system. Why would the improvement be limited? This improvement is limited because just upgrading the motherboard doesn’t upgrade the speed vastly if you don’t upgrade the Ram your computer will possibly running just as slow as it was before. What is the need for all the different busses found on a motherboard? Why can these busses not be replaced with a single bus? You need different busses on your motherboard because there is simply too much exchange or flow of data for just one bus therefore you assign them they’re own devices or jobs to keep the performance of the computer from slowing down. With 64-bit busses available, why should 32-bit busses be provided as well? If your system is older it may require the use of 32-bit busses instead of 64-bit busses because it they just are not compatible with newer...
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...answer Exploring the Motherboard and Busses Major components of the motherboard are the CPU, I/O ports, memory slots, expansion slots, mass storage ports, and busses. The CPU is the brain of the computer. It processes all of the computers functions. I/O ports connect input and output devices to the computer. Memory slots allow RAM to be inserted and to add additional memory. Expansion slots allow additional boards to be connected like, video, sound, or network cards. Mass storage ports connect storage devices like hard drives, CD-ROM, AND DVD-ROM. Busses are tiny electrical paths to connect each component of the computer together. If you upgrade the motherboard to give it performance improvements, the improvements are going to be limited because the motherboard doesn’t really improve the overall power of the system. You have to upgrade more than just the motherboard to improve speed and other things. The need for all the different busses on a motherboard is that each on has its own data width, cycle rate, and device management. The data width and cycle rate is used to determine bandwidth or how much data can be transmitted at one time. The device management indicates the maximum number of supported devices and the difficulty of configuring them. These busses can’t be replaced by a single bus because there is not bus fast enough to handle all these jobs at the same time and still be sufficient. With 64-bit busses available, 32-bit busses are still provided because many...
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...Exploring the Motherboard and Busses The motherboard represents the logical foundation of the computer. Everything that makes a computer must be attached to the motherboard. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the major components of the motherboard? Provide a brief description of each component. 1. Processor (CPU): The processor is the brain of the computer and is the chip where all the computing is done. 2. Memory: This is where the computer stores information while it is working on it. 3. Chipset: The chipset is a link between the processor and the outside world, and handles things like controlling the hard drives, the USB ports, the keyboard and mouse, generates the sounds the computer makes, and sometimes even creates the pictures you see on the screen. 4. Expansion Slots: Expansion slots are connectors that allow you to attach additional cards on the computer, such as video cards, sound cards, modems, and add abilities to the computer that the motherboard doesn’t provide. 5. I/O (Inputs/ Outputs): These are a set of connectors that allows you to connect various devices to the computer, such as the keyboard, monitor, mouse, hard drives, flash drives, printers, and connect the computer to a network. 2. Upgrading only the motherboard will give some performance improvement to a computer system. Why? Upgrading the motherboard will definitely give performance improvement to any computer system. The motherboard itself comes with the many components...
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...Exploring the Motherboard and Buses NT1110 What are the major components of the motherboard? Provide a brief description of each component. The major components to the motherboard are the power supply, memory slots, expansion board slots, mass storage, I/O ports, and the CPU. The power supply is used to supply all of the computer with the appropriate power. The memory slots are used for inserting Random Access Memory cards into, to allow memory to be temporarily stored only when power is applied. If power is lost, the memory will be lost. Expansion board slot are used to support adapter cards such as PCI express, AGP, or PCI cards. These slots allow for many different additions onto the motherboard, graphics cards, addition USB ports, LAN cards, etc. Mass storage are simply nothing more than the hard drives and optical drives. The I/O ports are ports that come integrated to the motherboard, which means it cannot be removed. But the ports can be anything from mouse/keyboard hook ups, to integrated Ethernet ports. Finally the Central Processor Unit, CPU, the brain of the computer. This is where the calculations are all done and how fast they can be done is determined by the power of the CPU. Upgrading only the motherboard will give some performance improvement to a computer system. Why would the improvement be limited? The upgrade would be limited because the motherboard is merely nothing more than an information high way but you can direct the motherboard towards a path that...
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...Exploring the Motherboard and Busses Short Answer Assignment Instructor Haroon Margaret Harm 2/18/2016 1. What are the major components of the motherboard? CPU-Central Processing Unit- also known as the microprocessor or processor. It is the “brain” of the computer. It is responsible for fetching, decoding, and executing program instructions and mathematical and logical calculations. RAM-Random Access Memory- is volatile memory, meaning that it loses its contents once the power is turned off. Basically, it is the work place of the computer where active programs and data are loaded so that any time the processor requests them, it doesn’t have to fetch them from the hard disk which will take longer access time. BIOS-Basic Input Output System- consists of low-level software that controls the system hardware and acts as an interface between the operating system and the hardware. BIOS is all the drivers- it is the link between hardware and software in a system. CMOS-Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor- a small separate block of memory made from CMOS RAM chips, supported by a CMOS battery even when the power is off. It is used to store basic information about the PC’s configuration, for example, floppy disk and hard disk drive types, CPU, RAM size, date and time, serial port information, plug and play information, and power saving settings. Cache memory- a small block of high speed memory that enhances PC performance by pre-loading information from the main memory...
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...What are the major components of the motherboard? Provide a brief description of each component. * Memory Slots: Enable user to add sticks of RAM increasing computers total resources * Expansion Slots: Used by audio and video cards * Processor: “The brain” (CPU), chip where all computing is done * Chipset: Link between processor and outside world, controls hard drives, USB ports, keyboard and mouse. Also generates the sound that a computer makes * I/O Bank: Set of connectors that allows connection of various devices Upgrading only the motherboard will give some performance improvement to a computer system. Why would the improvement be limited? * The reason improvement would be limited when upgrading the motherboard is because in order for you to improve speed and what not on your computer you have to upgrade more than just the motherboard such as the RAM and other things. What is the need for all the different busses found on a motherboard? Why can these busses not be replaced with a single bus? * The busses basically break up into data width, cycle rate, and device management. * Data width and cycle rate: used to determine bandwidth, the amount of data that certain bus can hold and transmit. * Device management: the maximum number of supported devices and the challenges of them. The reason that you cannot replace it with a single bus is because there isn’t any type of bus that will even be close to fast or successful enough to handle...
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