The chipset is the chip, or set of chips, that direct the motherboard's flow of information from one point to another. Just like a traffic cop, they make sure that the information, (also called data), arrives at the proper place. Each chip in a chipset has its own particular job. One chip may control the data traffic between the processor and the video card, while the other chip directs the traffic for the sound card and the other expansion cards. The picture below shows an example of the traffic for a chipset with 2 chips. Chipset chip 1's traffic is shown in red. Chipset chip 2's traffic is shown in blue. The paths between each location are called "buses." A bus is a small metal path or wire that connects the items on a motherboard together, just like roads connect cities together.
