Alternatively referred to as the mb, mainboard, mobo, mobd,
backplane board, base board, main circuit board, planar board, system board,
or logic board on Apple computers. The
motherboard is a printed circuit board that is the foundation of a computer and allows the CPU, RAM, and all other computer hardware components to function and communicate with each other.
Below is a graphic illustration of the ASUS P5AD2-E motherboard and some basic explanations of each of the major portions of the motherboard.
Clicking on the below image will give you a larger more detailed version of the
below picture.
