Chapter 9: Understanding Laptops Flashcards
Laptops are also known as
Notebooks
Netbook
Extremely small laptop computer
Lighter, fewer features
What characteristics separate a laptop and a desktop PC?
Portability - Laptops are more portable
Price - Laptops are more expensive
Performance - DESKTOPs tend to perform better, per dollar spent
Expandability –Desktops are more expandable
Quality of construction – Laptops require better quality materials
3 main components of a typical laptop case
The display – LCD or LED
Case frame - the metal structure reinforcing the external shell
The case - the external shell, usually plastic.
Clamshell Design
Laptop has two halves, hinged together at the back
The primary differences between a laptop motherboard and a desktop motherboard are the lack of standards and _______
Much smaller form factor
Also, the motherboard is nearly always proprietary, and that’s what we mean
by “lack of standards.”
Name this part
Laptop motherboard
daughterboard.
A riser card connecting other components to a motherboard
To save space, components of the video circuitry (and possibly other circuits as well) of a laptop are placed on a _____
daughterboard
A downside to integrating audio, video and networking components on the same daughterboard is that ______
If one part goes bad, you have to replace the entire board
Laptops have less space, and thus,______ is a major concern
heat
What is done to laptop processors to help combat heat?
Lower voltages and clock speeds
Active sleep and slowdown modes
A laptop’s _____ is often soldered to the motherboard
Processor
Notebooks don’t use standard desktop computer memory chips, because ______
they’re too big.
two common types of laptop memory package
SODIMM
MicroDIMM
Name that memory type:
SO-DIMM
Name that memory type:
MicroDIMM
