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- Motherboard – A computers brain it connects every part of the pc to itself and makes sure information gets to its destination.
- Motherboard book – valuable resource for installing motherboard it gives lists for what motherboards can connect to which parts.
- Transfer rate – rate of data transferred between two devices which is normally transferred through the expansion bus.
- Traces – electronic connections in a mother board
- Device driver – control communications between computer and peripherals (Peripherals - are anything that connects to the outside of the pc ex. USB)
- Mini PCI – PCI used for laptops (PCI - ex USB)
- Chipset – Electronic chipset that are connected to the motherboard that handle all lower level processes in a PC
- Nano ITX – 4.7-inch by 4.7-inch variation on the ITX form factor
- AT – 802868 IBM bases computer
- ATX – popular motherboard standards.
- Burn in failure – critical failure that are normally with manufacturing defects.
- Catastrophic failure – Describes a failure in either a component or the whole system unable to boot.
- Component failure – occurs when the system device fails from manufacturing or other defects
- Distended capacitors - failed capacitors on the mother board that bulge out at the top
- Expansion bus – set of wires going to the CPU
- Expansion slots – connections on a motherboard that enable users to add components
- FlexATX – very small motherboard
- Form factor – Standards for organization of motherboard itself and the size of the motherboard.
- ITX – a family of motherboard factors
- Micro ATX – Uses ATX power supply
- Windows hardware certification program – testing program for hardware
