Portable Computing

Question 1

Traditionally features a massive screen, a roomy keyboard, a dedicated graphics card, the latest high-end mobile processors, plenty of hard drive space, tons of ports, and maybe an optical drive. Power first, portability second.

Answer 1

Desktop Replacement

Question 2

Tend to have flashy designs, typically come loaded with the latest top-end processors, graphics cards, RAM, SSDs, and large, high-quality displays

Answer 2

Gaming Laptop

Question 3

A portable computer running Google’s Linux-based Chrome OS. Offers an experience focused on Web applications by making use of virtually unlimited data storage in the Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications available over the Web

Answer 3

Chromebook

Question 4

Touchscreen computers somewhere along the spectrum from laptop-and-tablet to tablet-to-laptop

Answer 4

2-in-1

Question 5

Laptops that can “convert” into something you can use like a tablet. Some have removable screens while others have special hinges that enable you to fold the entire device up and use it like a tablet

Answer 5

Convertibles

Question 6

Device with a tablet form factor that is designed to integrate with a detachable keyboard (which may or may not come bundled with the device)

Answer 6

Hybrid

Question 7

Major difference between laptop LCDs and desktop LCDs

Answer 7

LCD frame contains an antenna and may contain a camera and a microphone

Question 8

Laptop screen finish that was the industry standard for many years and offered a good trade-off between color richness and glare reduction. The better screens have a wide viewing angle and decent response time. Major drawback is that they wash out a lit in bright light

Answer 8

Matte

Question 9

Laptop screen finish that offers sharper contrast, richer colors, and wider viewing angles. Drawback is that they pick up lots of reflection from nearby objects

Answer 9

High-Gloss

Question 10

Wireless standard common for older laptops

Answer 10

802.11g or 802.11n

Question 11

Wireless standard for newer portable computers

Answer 11

802.11ac

Question 12

Standard for expansion slots that were replaced by USB. Comes in two widths - 34mm and 54mm - are 75mm long and 5mm thick. Connect to either the Hi-Speed USB2.0 (max throughput of 480Mbps) or the PCIe bus (max throughput of 2.5Gbps)

Answer 12

ExpressCard

Question 13

Most common ways to enhance an older laptop that has an ExpressCard slot

Answer 13

SmartCard Reader and Cellular Card

Question 14

Offer legacy and modern single- and multi-function ports. Traditional ones use a proprietary connection, though the high speeds of USB 3.x and Thunderbolt 2 and 3 have made universal docks more common

Answer 14

Docking Stations

Question 15

Supplies one of the most critical aspects of docking stations, but in a smaller, more portable format: support for connectors that the laptop lacks

Answer 15

Port Replicator

Question 16

Type of batteries for portable computers

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Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), and Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

Question 17

Batteries that are more powerful and last much longer than Ni-Cd and Ni-MH. They will explode if overcharged or punctured but there is built-in circuitry to prevent accidental overcharging

Answer 17

Li-Ion

Question 18

The system and all components, with the exception of the real-time clock (RTC), are off

Answer 18

Mechanical Off Mode

Question 19

The system is mostly off except for components necessary for the keyboard, LAN, or USB devices to wake the system

Answer 19

Soft Power-Off Mode

Question 20

A device can wake quickly because it doesn’t power down the RAM, enabling the system to save its place. If the device loses power unexpectedly, it can lose whatever was in RAM

Answer 20

Sleep Mode

Question 21

Devices wake more slowly because they save everything in RAM to a hard drive (and restoring it all takes a moment) before powering down. Saves more power and won’t lose its place if the device loses power

Answer 21

Hibernate Mode

Question 22

Reduces the cost of video cards by reducing the amount of memory on the video card itself. The video card uses regular system RAM to make up for the loss. If allowed control of this, it can be found in CMOS setup

Answer 22

Shared Memory