Which of the following components on the motherboard usually houses the IDE connectors?
  1. PCI bus
  2. South Bridge
  3. North Bridge
  4. ISA bus
Explanation
Answer: B - The South Bridge houses the IDE connectors. South Bridge is generally used for slower devices such as USB ports, IDE drives, and ISA slots.

Key Takeaway: Southbridge is an Intel chipset that manages the basic forms of input/output such as USB, serial, audio, IDE, and ISA on a computer. The North Bridge is generally used for high-speed interface cards, such as video accelerators, Synchronous RAM, and memory.
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