Question

Which two PC components communicate with the CPU through the Southbridge chipset? (Choose two.)
Select one or more:

Answer 1

Explanation:

On a PC, it consists of two basic parts -- the northbridge and the southbridge. All of the various components of the computer communicate with the CPU through the chipset. The northbridge connects directly to the processor via the front side bus (FSB).[1]

Southbridge. The southbridge is an IC on the motherboard responsible for the hard drive controller, I/O controller and integrated hardware. Integrated hardware can include the sound card and video card if on the motherboard, USB, PCI, ISA, IDE, BIOS, and Ethernet

Answer 2

Answer:

The North ridge chipset allow the fastest components such as a RAM and the video card to Interface with the CPU at the front side bus speed. all other components such as the BIOS, hard drive and the expansion slots communicate with the CPU via the south bridge chipset.