✔ 最佳答案
南橋和北橋 係motherboard入面嘅晶片 and part of motherboard architecture.
北橋= North Bridge
南橋= South Bridge
北橋= North Bridge
connects CPU, memory (RAM) and Graphic accelerator (AGP/PCI-E)
and then link up with 南橋 South Bridge
南橋= South Bridge
connects mostly peripherial devices such as PCI devices, USB and IEEE1394 devices, disk controllers (PATA and SATA), audio devices, keyboard mouse and etc...
Some block diagrams (logical view) for better understanding:-
圖片參考:
http://www.knietzsch.de/radio-tv-world/computer/sis648_diagram_s.jpg
圖片參考:
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2003/aliuli/m1687/m1687.gif
圖片參考:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Conceptual/PowerMac_G5_05Oct/Art/050836001705_01.gif
REAL illustration of motherboard: (A) CPU, (B) 北橋, (C) 南橋
圖片參考:
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/directron/chimg2.jpg
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