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1
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What is a portable computer? pg 396

A

is any computer that contains all the functionality of a desktop computer system but is portable also as less than 10 pounds and smaller than an average desktop computer.

2
Q

Name the 3 companies that were the first to sale luggable computers? PG 396

A

Compaq, Kaypro, and Osborne

3
Q

A_____________ is an extremely small laptop computer that is lighter in weight and more scaled down in features
than a standard laptop. pg 397

A

netbook

4
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Name 5 Differences between a Desktop and Laptop? pg 398

A

Portability,Cost, Performance ,Expandability, Quality of construction

5
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A typical laptop case is made up of three main parts: pg 399

A

The display—usually an LCD or LED display
The case frame, which is the metal reinforcing structure inside the laptop that provides rigidity and strength and that most components mount to
The case, or the plastic cover that surrounds the components and provides protection from the elements
The cases are typically made of some type of plastic (usually ABS plastic or ABS composite) to provide for light weight as well as strength.

6
Q

What are 3 materials laptops are made out of? pg 399

A

aluminum or titanium, plastic.

7
Q

The decision on when to repair or replace the laptop boils down to these two factors? pg 399

A

The primary one is if the user can live with the damage.

The secondary factor is money.

8
Q

What is the Daughter Card? pg 400

A

Or “daughter board”, “daughtercard”, “daughter card”) A printed circuit board that connects to the motherboard. The daughterboard is typically smaller than the motherboard.

A daughterdboard often adds to or supports the main functions of the motherboard, unlike an expansion card which provides some new function. For example, a post-release hardware modification might be released as a daughterboard for soldering onto the motherboard.

9
Q

Laptop processors are generally either soldered directly to the motherboard or attached using what? PG 400

A

Micro-FCBGA (Flip Chip Ball Grid Array)

10
Q

The three Pentium M consists of three separate components: pg 401

A

The Mobile Intel Express chipset (such as the Mobile Intel 915GM Express or the
Mobile Intel 910GML), which is the graphics memory controller hub
The Intel/PRO Wireless Network Connection, providing an integrated wireless LAN connection
The Intel Centrino chipset, which is the “brain” of the chipset, designed to run on lower power than the desktop processor

11
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there are now two common types of laptop memory package: pg402

A

SODIMM and MicroDIMM

12
Q

What is the size of a laptop hard drive in inches? pg 403

A

2.5”

13
Q

What are the 4 methods of controlling the onscreen pointer? pg 408

A

Trackball
Touchpad
Point stick
Touchscreen

14
Q

A_______ is essentially the same as a mouse turned upside down. The onscreen pointer moves in the same direction and at the same speed you move the trackball with your thumb or fingers. pg 409

A

trackball

15
Q

is a device that has a pad of touch-sensitive material. pg 409

A

Touchpad

16
Q

which PC Company invented the point stick? pg 410

A

IBM

17
Q

Instead of a keyboard and mouse, these computer screens have a film over them that is sensitive to touch. This technology is known as a pg 410

A

Touch Screen

18
Q

The tongue-twister PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International
Association. The PCMCIA was organized to provide a standard way of expanding portable
computers. pg 411

A

PCMCIA

19
Q

How many types of PC Cards are listed on page 412?

A

Type I,II,III

20
Q

What is a port replicator? pg 415

A

reproduces the functions of the ports on the back of a laptop so that peripherals such as monitors, keyboards, printers, and so on that don’t travel with the laptop
can remain connected to the dock and don’t have to all be physically unplugged each time the laptop is taken away.

21
Q

What are the 4 types of Laptop Batteries? pg 416

A

Nickelcadmium (NiCd), lithium-ion (Li-ion), and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH), Li-poly

22
Q

The typical laptop display uses a____________ as its backlight.

A

cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL)

23
Q

What is a popular way to secure your laptop to a fixed object? pg 422

A

Cable Locks

24
Q

What kind of power supply allows a user to plug the laptop into the power source (usually a cigarette lighter) inside a car or on an airplane.

A

DC adapter

25
Q

What are the two power sources that laptops use to power up?

A

AC/DC