ICT 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Mobile Computing, Sleep Mode, Point Of Sale

• School: University of Kentucky
• Department: Information Communication Technology
• Course: ICT 202
• Professor: Nicholas Proferes

Document Summary

A few laptops were produced with these, but they have, in large part, been abandoned for a variety of reasons. Still used in other mobile devices however. Rechargeable, but have only a limited number of charge- discharge cycles before overall performance is reduced. Most portables give you options for reducing power consumption. Turning off back lights on keyboards, and reduce screen brightness. Putting components such as hard-drives into sleep mode after certain periods of inactivity. A tablet is a thin, lightweight mobile computer that has a touch screen. Typically, these devices have more limited components (such as memory, storage, processing power) However, tablets have declined in popularity in recent years. Phablet is a device that is between 5-7 inches. A handheld computer is a computer small enough to fit in one hand. Ex: inventory tracking, shipping and scanners that fedex employers use to scan boxes.