Exam 24: Portable Computing

Describe the ACPI G3 state.

What term refers to a laptop that features a massive screen, a full size keyboard, an optical drive (or maybe two), and plenty of hard drive space?

Which device invented at IBM has a pencil eraser-sized joystick at the center of the keyboard?

Which battery has a downside of exploding if overcharged or punctured?

Two technologies that are not used on portables are _______________ and organic light-emitting diode (OLED).

What are portable-specific expansion slots?

A(n) _______________ laptop/tablet is most often a device with a tablet form factor that is designed to integrate with a detachable keyboard.

ExpressCards connect either to the _______________ bus or a(n) _______________ bus.

All laptops run on _______________ electricity stored in batteries when not plugged into a(n) _______________ outlet.

Batteries should be charged to at least how much when in storage?

_______________ offer an experience focused on Web applications by making use of virtually unlimited data storage in the cloud and software as a service (Saas).

To take full advantage of SMM, Intel put forward the _______________ (APM) specification in 1992 and the _______________ (ACPI) standard in 1996.

What are Energy Star devices?

Most portable devices use a special _______________ key that enable some keys to perform an extra duty.

Which laptop-pointing device is most commonly used today?

What is the main type of battery used in today's portables?

What does a multitouch touchpad allow a user to do?

With power management enabled, an unused device may or may not be shut down in the APM _______________ level.

Describe the ACPI G2 (S5) state.

What are lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries?