-Parts of a MotherboardPCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) - The newest and most common type of expansion used.

It is used to attach new peripheral devices. ISA

(Industry Standard Architecture)

Ports These are various types of ports (sound, serial, parallel, and USB). If one of these ports breaks or you want to upgrade it you can insert the peripheral devices in the motherboard slots.

- The slowest, oldest, and most common type of expansion bus found on a motherboard. It is now used to attach old peripheral devices. Memory (ROM) Read Only Memory Type of memory that is used to store permanent data and instruction. For example operating system files are saved here and controls electric motors and permanent programs used to run the motherboard and CPU.

AGP
(Accelerated Graphics Port)

- A port for new advanced graphic cards that are designed to improve the speed of 3-D graphics and video.

Processor Electronic component on a computers motherboard that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operates the computer

BIOS chip (Basic Integrated Operating System) A type of ROM chip that contains a computers startup instruction. Battery It is used to preserve the computers time and BIOS settings when the computer is off.

IDE Port (Integrated Drive Electronics), Standard interface for connecting storage devices inside personal computers.

Power Connector An electrical connector designed to carry a significant amount of electrical power.

Memory (RAM) Random Access Memory Type of memory that can be read from and written to by the processor to store data temporarily.