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title: "Explain primary functions of the motherboard?"  
description: "Explain primary functions of the motherboard?"  
author: "Sandra Emily"  
published: 2022-05-09  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97214/explain-primary-functions-of-the-motherboard  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "computer hardware", "computers"]  
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# Explain primary functions of the motherboard?

[Explain](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86025/content-created-for-humans-not-for-bots-explain-this-statement) [primary](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/213/keys-in-database) [functions](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34086/jquery-callback-functions) of the motherboard?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- The following are some of the most **important functions of a [computer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97138/what-are-the-possible-results-of-an-attack-on-a-computer-network) motherboard**:
- The motherboard serves as the computer's backbone, on which other modular components such as the CPU, RAM, and hard discs are mounted.
- The motherboard also serves as a platform for the installation of additional devices and interfaces via expansion slots.
- The motherboard is also in charge of distributing power to the computer's numerous components.
- They're also utilised to keep the computer's numerous gadgets in sync and maintain an interface between them.
- BTX, ATX, mini-ATX, micro-ATX, mini-ITX, and other sizes are among the motherboard sizes available.

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