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categories:
  - Computer Architecture
  - Hardware
tags: [motherboard]
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# Motherboard

<img src="../_img/motherboard-pi.jpg" width="400px"/>

The motherboard is the foundation of a computer. It allocates power and allows communication to and between the [CPU](/Computer_Architecture/CPU/Von_Neumann_architecture.md), [RAM](/Computer_Architecture/Memory/Memory.md), [harddisk](/Operating_Systems/Disks/What_are_disks.md) and all other hardware components.

It is a printed circuit board and is always the largest board within the computer chassis.
