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| ac adapter | uses regular house current to power a notebook computer,a device that converts ac to dc
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| auto switching | a feature of an ac adapter whereby the device can automatically switch from 110v to 220 v ac power
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| cardBus | a pcmcia specification that improved on the earlier pc card standard
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| digitizer | graphics tablet
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| digitizer tablet | graphics tablet
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| docking station | a device that receives a notebook computer and provides additional secondary storage and easy connection to peripheral devices
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| express card | the latest pcmcia standard for notebook i/o cards that uses the pci express and usb 2.0 data transfer standards
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| graphics tablet | an input device that uses a stylus to hand draw
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| inverter | a device that converts ac to dc
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| laptop computer | notebook
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| lithium ion | type of notebook battery
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| microDIMMS | a type of memory module used on subnotebooks that has 144 pins and uses a 64 bit data path
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| mini pci | the pci industry standard for desktop computer expansion cards
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| mini pciExpress | a standard used for internal expansion slots that follows the pci express standards applied to notebooks
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| mini pciE | mini pci express
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| notebook | a portable computer designed for travel and mobility
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| pc card | a credit card sized adapter card that can be slid into a slot in the side of many notebook computers and is used by modems, network cards and other devices
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| pc card slots | an expansion slot on a notebook computer
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| pcmcia cards | personal computer memory card international association card
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| point stick | a unique and popular pointing device embedded in the keyboard of ibm and lenovo thinkpad notebooks
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| port replicator | a device designed to connect to a notebook computer in order to make it easy to connect the notebook to peripheral devices
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| sleep timers | the various times of inactivity before the computer goes into sleep mode
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| stylus | a device included with a graphics tablet that works like a pencil on a tablet
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| touch pad | the most common pointing device on a notebook,a pad near the keyboard that controls the windows cursor
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| trackPoint | point stick
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| wake on LAN | configuring a computer so that it will respond to a network activity when the computer is in a sleep state
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| cardBus | improves i/o speed,increases the bus width to 32 bits and supports lower voltage pc cards
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| popular ways to add peripheral devices to notebooks | pc cards CardBus ExpressCard
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| So Dimms So Rimms | notebook memory
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| So Dimms can have | DDR DDR2 DDR3 memory
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| factors to consider when purchasing notebooks | warranty Service manuals Diagnostic software obtaining parts and customize os installation
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| hard drive connections on a notebook use | SATA or 44 pin IDE
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| latest i/o cards | expressCard/34 ExpressCard/54
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| expressCard/34 ExpressCard/54 | not backward compatible with the pc card slots
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| a service technician must be careful not to | void a customers warranty
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| pc card slots | originally used a 16 bit ISA bus
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| pcmcia card | first of these cards were used to add memory to a notebook
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| three standards pertaining to the size of pcmcia cards | Type I type II Type III
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| the thicker the pc card | the higher the standard
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| type I cards | primarily used for adding RAM to a notebook pc
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| type II cards | primarily used as modem cards
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| type III cards | primarilt used to accommadate a portable disk drive
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| cardBus slots improved pc card slots | by increasing the bus width to 32 bits and maintaining backward compatibility
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| a bumpy strip on the edge of a cardBus card | designed to prevent a cardbus card from being inserted into the 16 bit pc card slot
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| cardBus slots come as either | Type II or Type III
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| cardBus slots | pc card slots
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| pc card slots | 32 bit pc card slots
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| one way to know what slot you have is to look | in device manager
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| express card | latest pcmcia standard
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| express card | uses pci express bus standard or usb 2.0 standard
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| hot pluggable | exchange or add a card while the system is on
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| hot swappable | exchange or add a card while the system is on
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| express card slots | not backward compatible with pc card or cardBus cards
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| windows needs to provide two services for a pc card or express card | socket service and card service
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| socket service | establishes communication between the card and the notebook when the card is first inserted
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| card service | provides the device driver to interface with the card after the socket is created
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| internet card | air card
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| warranties can be voided | opening the case Removing parts label Installing other parts Upgrading the OS
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| wireless technologies popular with notebooks | wiFi Cellular Wan Bluetooth
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| to conserve power vista uses | sleep mode Hybrid sleep hibernation
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| wimax | 802.16 wireless
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| mobile phone | gsm or cdma
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| acpi | addvanced comfiguration and power interface
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| acpi | specifications developed by intel,compaq,phoenix,microsoft and toshiba to control power on computers and other devices
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| disadvantage of using hibernation | it takes longer for the computer to go into suspend mode and resume from suspend mode
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| dealing with a broken internal device | return the notebook to the manufacturer
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| dealing with a broken internal device | substitute an external component for an internal component
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| dealing with a broken internal device | replace the internal device
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| the difference between a mini pcie slot and a mini pci slot | look for the clips on the side of the mini pci slot
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| the difference between a mini pcie slot and a mini pci slot | notches on the sides of a mini pci card and a long unbroken edge connector on the card
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| mini pci express slots | not backward compatible with mini pci slots
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| docking station | provides additional slots for adding secondary storage
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| port replicator | provides ports to allow notebook to connect to a full sized computer
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| types of batteries | ni-cad nimh lithium ion
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| sleep mode | saves some work to the hard drive,saves all your work to memory,puts the computer in a power saving mode
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| hibernation mode | saves all the work to the hard drive and powers down the system
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| hybrid mode | all the work is saved to the hard drive but the system maintains a trickle of power
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| advantage of hybrid sleep | if the power goes out the system can fully reload its state when it is turned back on
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