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Transcript: Lenovo Why is a motherboard important A motherboard is the main circuit board in a computer system, essentially the backbone of a computer. It connects and sends messages to all of the internal components, like the memory, processor, graphics card, and other hardware. It also provides power provided by the power supply to each component and allows them to communicate with each other. How does a motherboard work? What is a motherboardand how does it work? In simple terms, connecting all of the various components of a computer together is the motherboard's task. From USB ports to RAM, it contains connectors for almost every kind of component. Your computer can perform the tasks you want it to by connecting these parts together, which enables communication between them. What types of motherboards do specific cpus need? Names for a motherboard; Mobo, main board, logical board, or a system board When building a computer, you are going to need a specific motherboard according to the CPU needs and requirements. If your motherboard says AM4-5, you are going to need a Ryzen CPU; the same goes for LGA 1151, 1200, and 1700; you would need an Intel CPU. What is the purpose of expansion cards? What are characteristics of an expansion card? The purpose of an expansion is to add things; they are extra slots, hence the expansion. You can add sound boards for better audio, and you can add another graphics card for video gaming or video editing, capture cards, storage, or even network cards. The purpose of an expansion slot is to add components you may need but not necessary components. An expansion slot is usually PCIe, the most modern and common slots that everyone uses today. They come in sizes like x1 or x16, which affects how fast the data can move. Newer versions like PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 are faster, better, more improved despite the other versions of expansion slots, and the slot’s size, speed, and compatibility decide what kind of card you can add and how well it works. What makes expansion cards so important? Expansion slots are important because of 3 things: customization, flexibility, and future-proofing. Customization, like a GPU stand to make it vertical, is an example of flexibility, which means you can add more storage, GPUs, or sound cards. And future-proof if you ever consider upgrading with the same motherboard you are currently using. Other names for expansion slot: bus slot or simply slot (Lenovo) RAM Memory Hard Drive Storage Names for ram; memory, main memory, primary memory, and read-write memory Names for HDD; hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk Hard drives, including SSDs and HDDs, are non-volatile storage devices that save data permanently. While they provide larger storage capacities compared to RAM, they have slower read and write speeds, making them less suitable for immediate data access needs. (seagate) RAM is important due to its volatile memory; it can boot up applications at high speeds, taking in temporary memory. The more RAM you have, the faster you can access files, applications, or data in general. RAM performs everyday tasks like loading up applications, browsing the internet in search of something, or playing your favourite video game. (Crucial) Introduction to Hardware! We use monitors for work, gaming, watching videos, and showing presentations. A higher resolution makes the picture look cleaner and sharper. Monitors also have a refresh rate, which is how many times the screen updates per second. A higher refresh rate makes movement look smoother, especially when playing video games. (lenovo) Why do we use monitors? What do monitors even do? Monitors display what our computers are doing. It shows how far our mouse is moving, whats displaying, and how fast the refresh rate of the monitor is. Monitors have a job in which it is to data processed from the computer and to display it. Names for monitor; display, screen, video display, video display terminal (VDT), and visual display unit (VDU) Key characteristics of a monitor How does one monitor differ from the rest? Monitors are seperated by refresh rate. The lowest one can go is 30hz while the newest can go up to 500hz, they are seperated because of how smoother one is than the other. Its essientally based on how well a monitor performs and smoother it is, Similar to CPUs. What is hardware and why do our computers need these? Evolution of Power Supply Units Other names of power supplys; power pack, power unit, power source, AC adapter, power brick, or PSU (Power Supply Unit) Power supplies are very important, as they flow an electrical current for your computer in order for all the parts to communicate. Power supplies transport stable voltage, frequency, and current. They are very important, and many computer builders highly recommend you do not cheap out on a power supply, as they will short your computer's hardware leading to ultimate electrical demise. (DirectComputers) Non-modular Many of your computers will add up to a certain watt