Types Of Portable PCs

Portable PCs vary in size and Features.One type of portable PC is Laptop that is comparable to a briefcase in size and structure .Notebooks and sub notebooks are smaller versions of laptops.palmtop is small enough that you can hold it in the palm of you hand..


Laptops

Laptop

A laptop is  a portable computer that can perform all task carried out by a desktop computer .This  type of computer is small enough to fit on lap of a person ,hence the name is derived.You can use a laptop to create programs ,multimedia apps ,word document ,presentations ,and spreadsheets .A laptop is like a briefcase in structure and you can carry it around wherever you go.Now laptop has come with 3600 degree movable screen .



Notebooks

Notebook

Notebook is an extremely small and lightweight version of portable computer  they can fit into a  briefcase and can be carried around ..Currently ,notebooks and laptop are virtually the same in most aspects notebooks  use flat panel technologies to produce a lightweight  display  screen 



Sub notebooks

sub notebooks

 
sub notebooks are a smaller and lighter  version of notebooks .they  generally have smaller keyboard and screens as compared to notebooks..sub notebooks usually have external  drivers and may have the serial and parallel port on an external device  A sub notebook



Palmtops

PDAs

As the name suggests, palmtops are computers that you can carry around on the palm of your hand .these computers use a pen /stylus for input .keyboard are not used to input data in palmtops .Most palmtops do not have disk drives because of their size limitations palmtops are also known as personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) , hand -held computers or pocket Computer 



Tablet Pc 

Tablet PC

Tablet PC is type of Notebook that uses touch screen Technology .it allows the user to operate the computer with Stylus instead of keyboard or mouse .This Notebook uses  digitizing  tablet technology that allow the user to write directly on the screen with a pen tablet PCs come with a pen called as stylus that used as absolute pointing device .The Stylus helps to Avoid the  use of mouse or keyboard ..Tablet PCs become popular because of its Feature of Mobility 


Net Book

Net book

A Net book  is New type of laptop computer used for general computing and accessing of web based applications, This laptops are small, less expensive than other laptops and under-powered . Net books have features such as smaller screens and keyboards.it has  reduced specification and computing power .The Size of net books PC  ranges from below 5'' screen diagonal to over to over 10.1' A typical weight is 1 kg


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