Motherboards

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Across
  1. 2. bus that is the road in and out of the CPU
  2. 4. the channel or path between the components in a computer
  3. 8. legacy video port on old motherboards
  4. 10. bridge that connects directly to the processor and memory RAM
  5. 11. defines CPU type and how much ram capacity
  6. 13. components and memory are parallel
  7. 14. northbridge is built directly onto the processor
  8. 15. technical name of the frontside bus
  9. 16. color of the mic in on the audio card
  10. 17. smallest motherboard usually no cooling no moving parts
Down
  1. 1. the brain or main processor
  2. 3. bus keeps track of where things are written or read from memory
  3. 5. slowest bridge, handles expansion devices and mass storage devices
  4. 6. bus that is used by the CPU to communicate with device controls signaling and timing
  5. 7. new default video card port on new motherboards fastest port
  6. 8. components and memory are perpendicular
  7. 9. board that contains buses or electrical pathways
  8. 12. color of the main stereo speaker on the audio card
  9. 13. color of the line in on the audio card
  10. 16. parent of the PCIe slot, usually white port on the motherboard