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Types of Computers (Smartphone (Functions (Surf the net, GPS, Calendar,…

- - - - This allows to be partially solar powered
      - Allows to use LI-FI
        
        Uses visible light instead of radio waves
        
        It's faster than WI-FI and more secure
        
        Can be used during a flight
        
        It works by switching LED bulbs off and on in nanocseconds which is too quick for a human to detect
        
        Light on = 1
        
        Light off = 0
- - - - It is similar to a smartphone
      - Touch-screen technology
      - Internet access
        
        WIFI
        
        3G/4G/5G
      - Phablets
        
        They are a bit smaller than a tablet but they have all the features of a normal smartphone
    - - High definition, Anti-glare displats
      - Front and back-facing Cameras
      - Lighter than laptops and a longer battery life
      - Bluetooth connection
      - Flash memory and cloud storage facilities
      - Sensors with the following functions
        
        Proximity sensors to detect if the phone is close to something
        
        Accelerometer, which detects movement and orientation of the device
        
        Speech-recognition system to ask the device to look for things
    - - Faster to turn on
      - Fully portable
      - Touch-screen = easier to use
      - Uses several apps as standard
      - Don't generate any heat
      - The battery life is longer than a laptop
    - - Limited memory and storage space
      - Typing on a touch screen can be slow and errant
      - Transfering files has to be done through an "app store"
      - Laptop tend to support more kind of files
  - - - The keyboard and the mouse can be sometimes awkward to use
      - Limited battery life
      - Can be easily stolen
    - - Link into any multimedia system
      - Full advantage of WIFI
      - No Trailing Wires
      - Portable
      - Lighter than an PC
  - - - Several CPUs
      - Very fast processors
      - It supports multiple operating systems
      - Huge storage capacity
      - Huge internal memory
      - They operate using time sharing or batch processing
  - - - Advantages
        
        They are less like to be damaged
        
        Power consumption is not critical
        
        They tend to have a bigger specification for its given price
      - Disadvantages
        
        They aren't portable
        
        It's necessary to copy files to work in another place
        
        They tend to be more complicated because the components need to be connected to the computer and then connected to the wires that clutters up the space