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The main components on a motherboard

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A port allows the system board to communicate with an exteranal device such as a printer,monitor etc.
An expansion slot is a socket on the system board.An expansion card which lets you add features to a computer,plugs into an expansion slots.
A memory slot is a socket on the system board which holds memory chips for storing data sits in a
memory slot.Chache memory stores recently used data in your computer.
The basic Input/Output system (BIOS) chip controls the tranfer of data between devices joined to
the motherboard.
A chipset is a series of chips that contains instructions for controlling the movement of data through the motherboard.
The processer socket holds the CPU,which is the main chip in a computer.
The complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip saves the time and the computer's
BIOS settings.A battery provides power to the CMOS chip when the computer is turned off.

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