1.3 - Laptop Features Flashcards
Dual displays
Toggle Fn keys
• Secondary functions
• Toggle between LCD / external monitor / both
• LCD switch
• The “refrigerator door” effect
• Physical switch on older systems
• Internal magnetic switch on newer portable systems
• Set functionality in the BIOS or utility
Wireless control
Control your wireless signal • Airplane mode, secure areas • Look for a status light • Physical switch • Function key • May include 802.11, Bluetooth, and cellular • Look for the symbol or status light
Volume settings
- Another function key
- May be a standalone key
- Often includes a mute option
- Physical dial or button
- May see visual feedback
Screen orientation
- Rotate the screen
- Useful on rotating tablet / laptops
- Landscape to portrait
- Fn key or hotkey
- Different across manufacturers
Touch pad
• Enable and disable
• Avoid inadvertent
mouse clicks and movements
Keyboard backlight
An option on many laptops • See in the dark • Secondary function control • Intensity • Duration • Disable
Screen brightness
- Control the backlight
- Secondary function keys
- More light, more power
- Conserve your battery
Media options
- Control audio and video from your keyboard
- No mouse clicking
- Play, stop, rewind, fast forward
- Mute, volume
GPS
Listen for GPS signals
• May also be associated with
airplane mode or other wireless settings
Docking station
Docking station
- Use external keyboard and mouse
- Extend existing laptop interfaces
- Add additional functionality
- Desktop adapter cards
- Avoid cable issues
Docking station
Port replicator
- Similar to a docking station
* Does not have an expansion card option
Physical laptop locks
- Keep your laptop from walking away
- The bad guys are good at this
- Connect to a solid object
- Nothing moves
- Laptops include metal-reinforced locking slots
- Connect to the lock
Rotating/ Removable Screens
Combine a laptop keyboard with a tablet screen
• Presentation display
• May include a stylus for input
