Archive for February, 2010
summary of chapter 6 laptops and portable devices
by powsey damon on Feb.10, 2010, under Uncategorized
chapter 6 is about laptops pda’s smart phones and when they were invented
the history of laptops
the first laptop was called the the grid compass made in 1979 it was used by NASA
next was the osbourne 1 it weight was 24lbs it cost $1795 / £1149.98 british pound it had a 5 inch screen
in 1983 the TRS was invented it weighed 4lbs and it was also powered by AA batteries
in 1988 the compaq slt. /286 was invented it was the first computer with vga (Video Graphics Array) this cost around $5399 or £3,450.94
in 1991 the macintosh power book 100 series was established as a form factor (the size ,weight height ) for all modern laptops
in 2006 laptops are now wireless and compact and sleek leight and a good performance
PDA’S 
The PDA is an electronic personal organizer with tools to help organize information:
- Address book
- Calculator
- Alarm clock
- Internet access
- Global positioning
smart phones 
Smartphones may include these additional options
- Built-in camera
- Document access
- Abbreviated note-taking
- Television
desktop vs laptop
by powsey damon on Feb.09, 2010, under Uncategorized
| desktop | laptop | |
| Motherboard | The only difference is a desktop motherboard has a smaller chance of overheating. | The laptop motherboard has a lot more chance of overheating |
| Power management | Desktop uses APM/ACPI | Laptops use ACPI |
| Processor | In a desktop the processor doesn’t work as good as the laptop and it takes up a lot of space | In a laptop the processor works better than the laptop and it is smaller |
| Expansion slots / ports | A desktop uses a Mini pci | A laptop uses pci pcle Isa and agp |
power management & acpi standards
by powsey damon on Feb.03, 2010, under Uncategorized
the computer is on and the cpu is running
step 1-the computer is not runnig however the cpu and ram are still recieving power
Step 2- the cpu is off but the ram is refreshed. the system is in a lower mode than step 1
Step3-the cpu is off and the ram is set to a slow refresh rate . this mode is often called save to ram in windows xp this state is known as the standby mode
Step 4-the cpu and ram are off. the content of ram have been saved to a temporary file on the hard disk. this mode is also called dsaved to disk in windows xp this state is known as the hibernate mode
Step 5-the computer is off and nothing has been saved
laptop and desktop component comparision
by powsey damon on Feb.03, 2010, under Uncategorized
the difference between desktop and laptop are the components are lighter and smaller and compact so it is portable and the desktop is a chunkyer model .
the componenets makes the desktop more impact what means the desktop will get very hot that is why it has a cooling fan on top of the cpu to keep it cooler
the components in the laptop are much smaller and lightweight so it is portable there is less room for ventalation so the heat will build up
Hello world!
by powsey damon on Feb.02, 2010, under Uncategorized
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