In Addition to the Northbridge and the Southbridge Chips, Some

question 94

Short Answer

In addition to the Northbridge and the Southbridge chips, some motherboard manufacturers added (or still add) a third chip called the _______________ chip to handle expansion devices and mass storage drives especially in dealing with legacy devices.

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Definitions:

Amines

Organic compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.

Pyrrolidine

A cyclic secondary amine, presenting as a clear liquid with an unpleasant smell, used as a building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and alkaloids.

Ethylamine

A colorless gas with a fishy smell, used in chemical synthesis, represented by the chemical formula C2H5NH2.

Hybridized

Refers to the concept in chemistry where atomic orbitals mix to form new hybrid orbitals, which can explain the geometry of molecular bonding.