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Laptop computers Notebooks
A laptop is a portable personal Notebooks computers are small compared to
computer suitable for mobile laptop computers. Besides the size and portability, Computer Science
use as seen Figure 2.2 (b). the main difference between a notebook computer
Laptops are commonly used for and a laptop, is the display screen. Notebook
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various purposes, such as work, computers use various techniques, known as flat
education, and other personal panel technologies, to produce a lightweight and
tasks. A laptop is made up of non-bulky display screen. The quality of notebook
components like those of the display screens varies considerably. Figure 2.7
desktop computer, namely the shows notebook computers.
display, speakers, keyboard,
and mouse combined into a
single device. Most modern-
day laptops also have built-in
web cameras (webcam) and
pre-installed microphones to
facilitate video conferencing
and audio virtual meetings. Figure 2.7: Notebook PCs

Palmtops

Palmtops are small computers that literally fit in your palm. Compared to full-
size computers, palmtops are severely limited in functionality. However, they
are practical for certain functions, such as phone books and calendars. They are
commonly known as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). Because of their small
size, most palmtop computers do not include disk drives. Palmtops have small
keyboards or specialised keypads tailored to specific industries. Palmtops use pens
and keyboards to input data. Figure 2.8 shows different palmtops.

Figure 2.8: Palmtops

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