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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 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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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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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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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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PDA Manufacturers and Operating Systems
Windows Mobile by Microsoft
More versatile
Better for downloading and running applications similar to Windows