Computer Architecture diagram

chanratt

I am one of those people who needs to see what they are studying in illustration form to help me better understand. I am currently reading up on motherboards, buses, ram, cache;s etc and how they all communicate with one another. I would appreciate if someone could maybe point me to a good diagram of this architecture.

thanks in advance

NetworkingStudent

chanratt wrote: »

I am one of those people who needs to see what they are studying in illustration form to help me better understand. I am currently reading up on motherboards, buses, ram, cache;s etc and how they all communicate with one another. I would appreciate if someone could maybe point me to a good diagram of this architecture.

thanks in advance

I would say the best way to visual a mother board, is by finding an old one at a pc store, or look at a Ewaste recycler. Another good way is by building your own computer.

Here is a diagram to get you started........good luck
Google Image Result for http://www.build-your-own-computer.net/image-files/motherboard-diagram-01.jpg

veritas_libertas

This might help as well:

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/07/the-computer-hardware-chart-identifies-your-pcs-parts/

chanratt

NetworkingStudent wrote: »

I would say the best way to visual a mother board, is by finding an old one at a pc store, or look at a Ewaste recycler. Another good way is by building your own computer.

Here is a diagram to get you started........good luck
Google Image Result for http://www.build-your-own-computer.net/image-files/motherboard-diagram-01.jpg

thank you networking student. I have a mobo right here and have built a couple of systems from scratch so i know what that looks like. However, I don't think I phrased myself correctly. What I want is a map.....a map of the different 'buses' on a motherboard'; I am confused as to which connects to which....for example, does the front side bus and pci bus connect directly? or does the north bridge stand between them? Is the backside bus called the same thing when it leaves L2 to connect to ram'; what connects the cpu to the graphics card....that sort of thing. Please forgive me as I am new to all of this.

shiville

chanratt wrote: »

thank you networking student. I have a mobo right here and have built a couple of systems from scratch so i know what that looks like. However, I don't think I phrased myself correctly. What I want is a map.....a map of the different 'buses' on a motherboard'; I am confused as to which connects to which....for example, does the front side bus and pci bus connect directly? or does the north bridge stand between them? Is the backside bus called the same thing when it leaves L2 to connect to ram'; what connects the cpu to the graphics card....that sort of thing. Please forgive me as I am new to all of this.

This is a good virtual look of a computer it has helped me alot. Kids Online
This guy has open the computer and if you move your mouse around the parts of the picture he explains each section.
Also you can buy the comptia a + complete study guide that you could find it cheap on amazon.com. This book is excellent for explaining every parts down to chips and northbridge,southbridge,slots,pathways,etc. Even if your not taken the exam this book is excellent just to have around if your in to understanding everything about computers.

Plantwiz

chanratt wrote: »

thank you networking student. I have a mobo right here and have built a couple of systems from scratch so i know what that looks like. However, I don't think I phrased myself correctly. What I want is a map.....a map of the different 'buses' on a motherboard'; I am confused as to which connects to which....for example, does the front side bus and pci bus connect directly? or does the north bridge stand between them? Is the backside bus called the same thing when it leaves L2 to connect to ram'; what connects the cpu to the graphics card....that sort of thing. Please forgive me as I am new to all of this.

FSB (Frontside Bus) Definition
Front-side bus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Backside Bus Definition
Back-side bus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia