Chapter 24 Review: Portable Computing

Question 1

This power plan will:

Save energy by reducing your computer’s performance

Answer 1

Power Saver

Question 2

This power plan will:

Favor performance, but use more energy

Answer 2

High Performance

Question 3

This power plan will:

Balance performance with energy consumption

Answer 3

Balanced

Question 4

Current laptops use what kind of RAM?

Answer 4

204 pin DDR3 SO-DIMM

Question 5

Laptops use ____ or ____ expansion slots for internal cards such as wireless NICs

Answer 5

• Mini PCIe

- M.2

Question 6

This IBM laptop pointing device is about the size of a pencil, and usually located in the middle of a keyboard

Answer 6

TrackPoint

Question 7

The two standards of ExpressCard are:

Answer 7

34 and 54

Question 8

What (S) power state is the following referring to:

Hibernation, information in RAM is stored to nonvolatile memory and powered off

Answer 8

S4

Question 9

What (S) power state is the following referring to:

Working state

Answer 9

S0

Question 10

What (S) power state is the following referring to:

Sleep/Standby, power to RAM is still on

Answer 10

S3

Question 11

What (S) power state is the following referring to:

CPU is powered down

Answer 11

S2

Question 12

What (S) power state is the following referring to:

Soft power off, certain devices remain on while most are powered off

Answer 12

S5

Question 13

What laptop component that may produce a dim display and make a humming or popping noise upon death?

Answer 13

Inverter

Question 14

What four components are the easiest to replace on a laptop?

Answer 14

• RAM
• Hard Drive
• Battery
• Expansion card

Question 15

How do laptop hard drives generally differ from desktop hard drives?

Answer 15

The most common laptop form factor is 2.5 inches, smaller than the 3.5 inch standard for desktops

Question 16

What component usually hosts the wireless antenna for a laptop?

Answer 16

Monitor

Question 17

What are the steps of the laptop disassembly / reassembly process?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What are two main causes of a laptop battery not charging?

Answer 18

• Battery has failed

- AC adapter has failed

Question 19

SO-DIMM DDR’s notch location

Answer 19

Furthest from the center of the module

Question 20

SO-DIMM DDR2’s notch location

Answer 20

Closer to the center of the module

Question 21

SO-DIMM DDR3’s notch location

Answer 21

Closest to the center of the module

Question 22

A user wants to attach many peripherals permanently to their laptop. What should they use?

Answer 22

Docking station

Question 23

What component uses Li-Ion for its weight and environmental benefits?

Answer 23

Battery

Question 24

The ___ key enables laptop keyboards to attribute two functions to a single key

Answer 24

Fn (function)

Question 25

____ are thin, light, efficient laptops, with integrated graphics, and SSDs

Answer 25

Ultrabooks

Question 26

If the wireless networking is not working on a laptop, what are some things you can do?

Answer 26

• 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

Question 27

What component primarily cools the laptop?

Answer 27

Fan

Question 28

What display types are not found on laptops today?

Answer 28

OLED and Plasma