[Previous] [Contents] [Next]

Lesson Summary

The following points summarize the main elements of this lesson:

• Portable computers are classified as laptops, notebooks, or palmtops.
• PCMCIA cards provide expandability to portable computers.
• Type I PCMCIA cards are used for memory; they are 3.3 mm thick.
• Type II PCMCIA cards are used for expansion devices; they are 5.0 mm thick.
• Type III PCMCIA cards are used for hard drives; they are 10.5 mm thick.
• Display screens for portable computers are either dual-scan or active-matrix.
• Tape Carrier Packaging is used to make processors consume less energy and put out less heat.
• Good power management is the key to long battery life in a portable computer.

[Previous] [Contents] [Next]