· A slot is a built-in slot on a device that allows for the attachment of various hardware components such as network cards, modems, sound cards, disk controllers and other peripherals.

• PCI slot

• Dimm memory slot

• Southbridge

• IDE connector

The controller that interconnects the CPU to memory via the frontside bus (FSB).

• Southbridge

• Northbridge

• PCI Slot

• IDE connector

An IC on the motherboard responsible for the hard drive controller, I/O controller and integrated hardware

• Southbridge

• Northbridge

• PCI Slot

• IDE connector

A standard type of connection for storage devices in a computer.

• Southbridge

• Northbridge

• PCI Slot

• IDE connector

Slots are the place on your motherboard where the RAM goes.

• Southbridge

• Dimm memory slot

• PCI Slot

• IDE connector

The standard motherboard power connector in computers today

• 20 Pin power connector

• 10 Pin power connector

• 24 Pin power connector

• 15 Pin power connector

A socket uses a series of pins to connect a CPU’s processor to the PC’s motherboard

• DIMM memory slot

• CPU slot

• PCI slot

• 24 Pin power connector

A battery that maintains the time, date, hard disk and other configuration settings in the CMOS memory. CMOS batteries are small and are attached directly to the motherboard.

• CMOS jumper

• 6 volt battery

• 2.5 volt battery

• CMOS

An interface standard for connecting high-speed components like graphics card.

• PCI slot

• PCI-E slot

• DIMM memory slot

• IDE connector

Network cards, Video cards, Sound cards and Hard drive controllers. They reside on the motherboard and do not take up a PCI-E slot. Today's motherboards feature most of these peripherals embedded and do not require additional cards.

• PCI slot

• PS2 keyboard & mouse

• Integrated Peripherals

• Parallel port