Chapter 9 Understanding Laptop

Question 1

What are some of the substances, from the operator, that can prevent the track ball from functioning properly? Pg 409

Answer 1

Dirt and oil

Question 2

A _________ is a device that has a pad of touch-sensitive material

Answer 2

Touchpad

Question 3

IBM introduces a new pointing device known as the __________ pg 410

Answer 3

Touch point or point stick

Question 4

What are the four different pointing devices? Pg 408

Answer 4

Trackball / touchpad / point stick/ touch screen

Question 5

What does PCMCIA stands for? Pg 411

Answer 5

Personal computer memory card international association

Question 6

PCMCIA was renamed to what? Pg411

Answer 6

PC Card

Question 7

What are the two components PC Card include? Pg 411

Answer 7

Socket service software and card service software

Question 8

PCMCIA 1.0 supports a _____ memory card pg 411

Answer 8

5V

Question 9

What is the maximum speed can a PCMCIA 5.0 produce? Pg 411

Answer 9

33MHz

Question 10

The three major type of PC Cards are called ? Pg 412

Answer 10

Type i / type ii / type iii

Question 11

T/f express cards is capable of transferring data at 2.5Gbps. Pg 412

Answer 11

True

Question 12

T/F most laptop have a mini PCI or a mini PCIe. Pg 413

Answer 12

True

Question 13

T/F A docking station is basically an extension of the motherboard of a laptop. Pg 415

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What is a track ball? Pg.409

Answer 14

It’s the same as a mouse turned upside down.