Chapter 24 Review: Portable Computing Flashcards
This power plan will:
Save energy by reducing your computer’s performance
Power Saver
This power plan will:
Favor performance, but use more energy
High Performance
This power plan will:
Balance performance with energy consumption
Balanced
Current laptops use what kind of RAM?
204 pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
Laptops use ____ or ____ expansion slots for internal cards such as wireless NICs
- Mini PCIe
- M.2
This IBM laptop pointing device is about the size of a pencil, and usually located in the middle of a keyboard
TrackPoint
The two standards of ExpressCard are:
34 and 54
What (S) power state is the following referring to:
Hibernation, information in RAM is stored to nonvolatile memory and powered off
S4
What (S) power state is the following referring to:
Working state
S0
What (S) power state is the following referring to:
Sleep/Standby, power to RAM is still on
S3
What (S) power state is the following referring to:
CPU is powered down
S2
What (S) power state is the following referring to:
Soft power off, certain devices remain on while most are powered off
S5
What laptop component that may produce a dim display and make a humming or popping noise upon death?
Inverter
What four components are the easiest to replace on a laptop?
- RAM
- Hard Drive
- Battery
- Expansion card
How do laptop hard drives generally differ from desktop hard drives?
The most common laptop form factor is 2.5 inches, smaller than the 3.5 inch standard for desktops
What component usually hosts the wireless antenna for a laptop?
Monitor
What are the steps of the laptop disassembly / reassembly process?
1) Document and label every screw and cable location
2) Organize any parts you extract
3) Refer to the manufacturer’s resources
4) Use the appropriate hand tools
What are two main causes of a laptop battery not charging?
- Battery has failed
- AC adapter has failed
SO-DIMM DDR’s notch location
Furthest from the center of the module
SO-DIMM DDR2’s notch location
Closer to the center of the module
SO-DIMM DDR3’s notch location
Closest to the center of the module
A user wants to attach many peripherals permanently to their laptop. What should they use?
Docking station
What component uses Li-Ion for its weight and environmental benefits?
Battery
The ___ key enables laptop keyboards to attribute two functions to a single key
Fn (function)
____ are thin, light, efficient laptops, with integrated graphics, and SSDs
Ultrabooks
If the wireless networking is not working on a laptop, what are some things you can do?
- Check the range of the wireless router
- Check for a physical WiFi switch
- Check for a loose wireless antenna
- Check for a keyboard combination that toggles the adapter on and off
What component primarily cools the laptop?
Fan
What display types are not found on laptops today?
OLED and Plasma
