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The answer is yes, and I am going to explain what a mother board is in this article so you can understand not only that they exist but also in what capacity that they exist. A mother board (or mobo for short) is the main circuit system in a complicated electronical system like a computer which is the most common thing in which they exist. It is the command station, if you will, and if you are going to add anything on to the system it will have to go through and be compatible with the mother board.
Since a computer is the most common location for a motherboard we will choose to describe the mother board as it relates to the computer. Usually it will consist of a processor (i.e. intel Pentium, or athalon, etc.), and a main memory, and then the circuitry that make it the main board.
Other names for the mother board of a computer include the main board, or the logic board, or the system board. It is the brain or the central nervous system of that machine what ever it may be. Other components of a computers hardware such as the monitor, or drives, or the keyboard, or the video card, or the modem (you get the idea but I need more words to give this article the proper length that is required) will be attached into the main board via wire connections. These devices need to be compatible with the system board if the user who installed them wants these devices to work on that computer. These devices are (in our previous analogy) the peripheral nervous system or the PNS that relays information to and from the CNS.
The reason that most people don't know much about the mother board is that they only worry about it when they are looking to buy a new computer. And even then it is not in the terms that are being explained here it is merely in terms of the components of the main board. How fast is the processor? How many megahertz? How much memory capacity does it have? How many gigs? This is a sad fact because the mother board is perhaps the most important part of the computer and works so well that it never even crosses the mind of the user normally. Yet it gets no credit where credit is due!
Hearing the phrase “White Van Man” instantly conjures up images of aggressive, intimidating and discourteous male drivers who hog the road, tailgate old ladies, flash their lights, regularly line their arteries in greasy spoon cafes (when they're not on the road), drive recklessly with no regard for their fellow road users, display several copies of The Daily Star on the dash and can't drive past a pretty girl without commenting on her pleasing appearance.
But are all drivers of white vans guilty of these crimes against motoring? It all seems a bit of a joke, but the true “White Van Man” is in a small minority and there are respectful and careful white van men (and ladies) out there too, who are paying the price for their reckless cousins' anti-social actions. Business owners are having to pay higher van insurance premiums, even though the drivers they employ may in fact be careful and respectful road users.
White Van Man has, rightly or wrongly, a terrible reputation on the UK's roads. All of us, at some time or another, will have experienced that breed of commercial vehicle driver who drives so close that you can't even see his headlights, who pulls out in front of you with no warning, and who aggressively flashes his lights and gestures colourfully at the decent, responsible motoring public for daring to share the same road space as him. The true “White Van Man” is right up (or down) there with football hooligans when it comes to social undesirability. But for every one of these van-wielding Neanderthals, there are thousand of careful van drivers (and of course, though in a minority, some are female) who are battling this stereotype every day.
While all van drivers have a job to do, and most do it in a timely fashion with consideration for other road users, the belief of the “White Van Man” that their job is more important and time-restricted than others, combined with the belief that the road does in fact belong to them alone, may lead to their aggressive stance on the road. Most “White Van Men” also generally work within their local area and know all the short cuts and roads better than taxi drivers, so if you get in their way and slow them down…prepare for those flashing lights and blaring horns.
For most responsible and careful commercial van drivers, their vehicle is a crucial tool of their trade. The high cost of fuel, congestion charges and more make this essential element of their business an increasingly expensive one, made even worse by the lack of access to cheap van insurance because of the undeserved reputation that precedes them.
However, there is hope on the horizon for white van drivers who feel maligned and out of pocket because of their high company van insurance premiums. Some insurance companies will now offer lower priced commercial van insurance to individuals who have earned a bonus on their private car. Finally, justice for the considerate white van drivers, who can at last distance themselves from that aggressive and dangerous reputation, at least when it comes to cheap van insurance.