These ports form the fundamentals of desktop computer, and we have listed (and explained) some of the most important connection that you might find on your motherboard. But that doesn’t mean that its useless to know the ports of today. In the ever evolving face of computer technology, everything is transient. Older and outdated ports like the Serial port have given way to USB and even relatively newer standards like SATA are being replaced for newer technologies like M.2. Over the years, the number of different ports and their designs have changed due to evolving technology. So for the purposes of this article it should do.

Even though it’s of a specific form factor (ATX), the general design of most modern motherboards is very similar in terms of connections and design philosophy.

If you look close enough at the motherboard, you can see some traces that run along the top layer.īelow we have an image of a modern motherboard, particularly, a modern ATX board. This is done through thousands of small strips of copper wire that are sandwiched between the multiple layers substrate that make up the motherboard. It does this simply by controlling the amount of electricity and data that passes through the circuit board. The motherboard makes sure that all these components are speaking the same language and that the systems all run together properly. Think of it like the nervous system or the circulatory system of the computer. Simply put, a motherboard is a giant Printed Circuit Board (PCB) that connects all your other PC components like the CPU, GPU, RAM and storage together. So if you are interested in learning more about PC hardware, keep an eye out on our website for similar content. Note: This is the first of the many computer basics articles that Beebom will be publishing soon. What PC cases are compatible with my Motherboard?.

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