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| | What is motherboard? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary |
 | | Typically, the motherboard contains the CPU, BIOS, memory, mass storage interfaces, serial and parallel ports, expansion slots, and all the controllers required to control standard peripheral devices, such as the display screen, keyboard, and disk drive. |
 | | Collectively, all these chips that reside on the motherboard are known as the motherboard's chipset. |
 | | Focuses on problems related to the motherboard and system devices, including the components of the motherboard, along with system devices such as the cache and I/O buses, the BIOS and CMOS memory, system resources, and features such as Plug and Play. |
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