A motherboard, as its name implies, is the central “backbone” of a computer. It contains all of the components that are required in order to power and coordinate the most essential parts - the CPU, RAM, storage devices, video card (if attached), and external devices (keyboard, mouse, monitors, network cable, etc.). read more
The main components of a Motherboard include the following: . Sockets in which one or more microprocessors may be installed . Slots into which the systems main memory may be installed (typically in the form of DIMM modules containing DRAM chips) . read more