Objectives

Upon completion of this lesson you will be able to:
  • Identify motherboard form factors and features

  • Identify various motherboard components

  • Locate settings in documentation

  • Configure a motherboard via jumpers

  • Identify and explain the basic function of motherboard resources

  • Install the motherboard into a case

The motherboard is the “nervous system” of the computer. The motherboard is built with many different electronic pathways (known as a bus) that move electrical signals carrying data and instructions for the various computer components.