Laptop Hardware

Question 1

What are the two mainly used batteries in modern Laptops?

Answer 1

Lithium-ion & Lithium-ion polymer

Question 2

What part of the Laptop acts as a communicator to all other components?

Answer 2

The Motherboard

Question 3

What component controls and instructs the operating system and applications

Answer 3

The Computer Processing Unit (CPU)

Question 4

What laptop component temporarily stores active memory that is in newer models?

Answer 4

SO-DIMM

Question 5

What desktop component that temporarily stores active data ?

Answer 5

DIMM

Question 6

What is an internal storage device type that is used in older models(Spinning drive patterns)?

Answer 6

HDD or Magnetic drives

Question 7

What is an internal storage device type that is used in newer models?

Answer 7

SSD’s

Question 8

What is responsible for displaying graphics on the monitor

Answer 8

integrated GPU

Question 9

What is an internal storage device type that is used in newer models but small and compact?

Answer 9

M.2 interface

Question 10

What component is no longer in newer laptop models due to space?

Answer 10

Optimal drives (CD player)

Question 11

What do you have to do in order to move HDD storage to a new storage device?

Answer 11

Clone the data over to an SDD

Question 12

What is Bio metrics?

Answer 12

biological measurements used to identify individuals

Question 13

What is Near Feild Comm.(NFC)?

Answer 13

Two devices that transfer data from a short distance

Question 14

What is the size of a HDD?

Answer 14

2.5’ or 3.5’

Question 15

What is the size of a SDD?

Answer 15

2.5’

Question 16

Examples of Bio-metrics

Answer 16

• Finger print
  -Voice Recc.
• Face ID