From e384d79ef674ef18dfdd699ba98c81d7565ed85e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eduardo Castellanos Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 18:00:58 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Capitalized full form versions of RAM, HDD, GPU (#29770) Also added 'disk' into "Hard Disk Drive" term. --- guide/english/computer-hardware/motherboard/index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/guide/english/computer-hardware/motherboard/index.md b/guide/english/computer-hardware/motherboard/index.md index 35fc77fd8d..3d9dd6464b 100644 --- a/guide/english/computer-hardware/motherboard/index.md +++ b/guide/english/computer-hardware/motherboard/index.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Motherboard --- ## Motherboard -The motherboard is the connecting layer that allows a computer's components to interact with each other. The motherboard typically has connections for random access memory (RAM), a hard drive, a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a central processing unit (CPU). In desktops, the motherboard is a physical board to which all of these components are connected. However, in laptops, the motherboard typically has some of these components integrated due to the space constraints of laptops. As a result, laptops parts are often more difficult to replace and service while desktop components can be expanded with cards and upgraded parts since they are not generally intregrated onto the motherboard. +The motherboard is the connecting layer that allows a computer's components to interact with each other. The motherboard typically has connections for Random Access Memory (RAM), a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), and a Central Processing Unit (CPU). In desktops, the motherboard is a physical board to which all of these components are connected. However, in laptops, the motherboard typically has some of these components integrated due to space constraints. As a result, laptop parts are often more difficult to replace and service while desktop components can be expanded with cards and upgraded parts since they are not generally intregrated onto the motherboard. A motherboard provides power and connectivity to the computer's components, and acts as the switchboard for all inter-component communications. If the CPU needs to process information that is stored in RAM, for example, the motherboard provides a connection between the CPU and RAM, called the memory bus, to allow for data access. A motherboard includes buses for expansion cards (including the GPU), RAM, and hard drives.