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Chapter 20

Notebooks, Tablet PCs, and PDAs

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Portable Computing Devices

Notebooks Tablet PCs PDAs

Moremobility

Lessfunctionalities

cheaper

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Notebook Computers Same technology as PCs, with modifications

for space, portability, and power conservation

Thin LCD panels

Compact hard drives

Small memory modules

CPUs that require less power

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Notebooks versus PCs

Notebooks PCsUsually purchased as a

whole unit; unlikely to upgrade hardware and OS

Design is typically proprietary

Highly modularComponents can be

interchanged, upgraded, and enhanced

Cost less than notebooks

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Windows Notebook Features Power management Support for PC Cards Windows 2000/XP Offline Files and Folders Folder redirection under Windows 2000/XP Hardware profiles under Windows 2000/XP

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Power Management

Automatically power down a PC card when it is not in use

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Support for PC Cards

Many Windows drivers for PC Card devices

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Offline Files and Folders

When the notebook is offline: stores shared files and folders in a cache on the notebook

When the notebook is online: synchronizes the files in the cache with those on the network

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Folder Redirection

Allow the user to point to an alternate location on a network for a folder

The location of a folder (e.g., my documents) is transparent to the user

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Hardware Profiles

Allows a user to specify which devices are to be loaded on startup for a set of circumstances One profile for when the notebook is on the road One profile for when the notebook is in the office

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Hands-on Project: Crate a Hardware Profile pp. 930 & Figure 20-2

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Hands-on Project: Power Management pp. 933 & Figure 20-3 pp. 934 & Figure 20-4 pp. 935 & Figure 20-5

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Connecting Peripheral Devices to Notebooks (continued)

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Connecting Peripheral Devices to Notebooks (continued)

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PC Card Slots

Connect to the 16-bit PCMCIA I/O bus on notebook motherboard

Might contain a data cable to an external drive, or might be self-contained

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PC Card Slots

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PC Cards

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PC Card Slot Standards

CardBus (latest spec)

Improves I/O speed

Increases bus width to 32 bits

Supports lower-voltage PC Cards while maintaining backward compatibility

Three other types (Type I, Type II, Type III), which vary in thickness

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Using a PC Card to Interface with a Network

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Types of Memory Used by Notebooks

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Hard Drive Comparison

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Tablet PCs

Allows the use of a digital pen to write handwritten text on the LCD panel

Smaller, more graphical, more user friendly, and more portable than a notebook

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A Tablet PC

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Features of a Tablet PC Functioning Windows XP computer with the

power of a full-sized notebook Input can be by handwriting, voice, hardware

keyboard, or on-screen keyboard Built-in support for wireless, wired, and dial-up

networking AC power adapter and rechargeable battery Windows XP Tablet PC Edition PC Card, USB ports, and VGA port for peripheral

devices

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Writing on a Tablet PC

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PDAs

Provide more portability than a notebook or tablet PC Include a stylus Powered using an AC adapter or battery Use either a grayscale or color active matrix or dual-

scan passive matrix display Can interface with a desktop or notebook computer to

transfer files and applications Synchronize with PCs through a USB, serial, or

wireless port

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A PDA

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Optional PDA Accessories

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PDA Manufacturers and Operating Systems

Windows Mobile by Microsoft

More versatile

Better for downloading and running applications similar to Windows

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PDA Manufacturers and Operating Systems (continued) Palm OS by PalmSource

Less complex

Easier to use

Better choice when PDA is used for simple tasks

Principal difference between the two OSs is in the applications they support