computing devices

computing devices

1. smart phones

   • a smart phone combines a voice telephone, a personal digital assistant,aq web browser, a calendar and diary, a digital camera, a gps system, a media player, and the ability to run 'apps' to carry out tasks

2. keyboard

   • keyboards are used to input characters while typing or typing or entering commands. there may not be a separate number keypad.

3. rotatable monitors

   • rotating monitors e.g. page documents to be viewed in their entirety

4. laptop computing

   • A laptop has intergrated screen, keyboard and pointing device. laptops allow the user to carry out most office tasks while away from the office

5. main case

   • the main case will contain components such as the motherboard, hard disk and power suplly

6. widescreen moniter

   • a wide screen moniter is more suited to playing games and watching movies than office tasks

7. tablet computers

   • tablet computers can be used to access email, instant messaging, live web chat, browsing the internet and viewing photographs

8. dvd drive

   • a dvd is used to read dvds such as dvd-roms, dvd-rs and the dvd-rws

9. mouse

   • there may be a scrolling 'button' to assist with navigating around documents

10. monitors

    • computer monitors are output devices used to display the tasks being worked on by the user