From 0a054631cc23175cc184c315d0849ccc3510a1b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tactonbishop Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2022 11:00:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Last Sync: 2022-07-09 11:00:04 --- Hardware/Bus.md | 6 +++--- Hardware/Motherboard.md | 5 ++++- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Hardware/Bus.md b/Hardware/Bus.md index 34c4683..0520392 100644 --- a/Hardware/Bus.md +++ b/Hardware/Bus.md @@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ A bus is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a The primary pathway between the CPU and [memory](Memory/Basics.md). ### Internal bus -Connects local devices for example disk to CPu +Connects local devices for example the harddisk to the CPU. ### External bus -Connects peripheral devices such as disks and printers to the motherboard +Connects peripheral devices such as disks and printers to the [motherboard](Motherboard.md) ### Expansion bus Allows expansion boards to access the CPU and memory. ### Frontside bus -Main computer bus that determines data transfer rate speed and is the primary data transfer path between the CPU, RAM and other motherboard devices. +Main computer bus that determines data transfer rate speed and is the primary data transfer path between the CPU, RAM and other [motherboard](Motherboard.md) devices. ### Backside bus Transfers secondary cache (L2 cache) data at faster speeds, allowing more efficient CPU operations diff --git a/Hardware/Motherboard.md b/Hardware/Motherboard.md index 253b2f8..d4fde2d 100644 --- a/Hardware/Motherboard.md +++ b/Hardware/Motherboard.md @@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ tags: # Motherboard + - \ No newline at end of file +The motherboard is the foundation of a computer. It allocates power and allows communication to and between the [CPU](./CPU/Von_Neumann_architecture.md), [RAM](./Memory/Basics.md), [harddisk](/Operating_Systems/Disks.md) and all other hardware components. + +It is a printed circuit board and is always the largest board within the computer chassis.