Motherboard is a printed circuit board that works as the core foundation of the computer. It is in the bottom of computer chassis or on the back side. Motherboard provides power supply to other devices on the computer and keeps contact with the CPU, RAM and other hardware.
Motherboard has many other names, such as MB, Base Board, Mobo, Main Board, Main Circuit Board, M-Board, System Board, Planner Board, Logic Board etc.
First Motherboard In Computer World
The motherboard of IBM Personal Computer, released in 1981, is considered as the first motherboard in the computer world. The IBM company, however, gave it its name as Planer.
Have a motherboard on a smartphone, laptop and tablet?
Yes, in addition to desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones also have motherboards which are more commonly known as logic boards. The logic board looks like a motherboard that works the same way. However, the components of the computer's motherboard, the devices mentioned above do not have much components.