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A laptop is a small, portable personal computer with a screen and keyboard. It has a clamshell form factor with the screen mounted on the inside of the upper lid and the keyboard on the lower lid. Laptops are folded shut for transportation and suitable for mobile use. Today, laptops are used for work, education, games, web browsing, multimedia, and general home use. Laptops combine components like a display, keyboard, storage, speakers, pointing devices, webcam, and microphone into a single unit that can run on a battery or AC power. Hardware specifications vary significantly between models.

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Laptop Assignment

A laptop is a small, portable personal computer with a screen and keyboard. It has a clamshell form factor with the screen mounted on the inside of the upper lid and the keyboard on the lower lid. Laptops are folded shut for transportation and suitable for mobile use. Today, laptops are used for work, education, games, web browsing, multimedia, and general home use. Laptops combine components like a display, keyboard, storage, speakers, pointing devices, webcam, and microphone into a single unit that can run on a battery or AC power. Hardware specifications vary significantly between models.

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A laptop, laptop computer, or notebook computer is a small, portable personal

computer (PC) with a screen and alphanumeric keyboard. These typically have a
"clamshell" form factor, typically having the screen mounted on the inside of the
upper lid and the keyboard on the inside of the lower lid, although 2-in-1 PCs with
a detachable keyboard are often marketed as laptops or as having a "laptop mode."
Laptops are folded shut for transportation, and thus are suitable for mobile use.
[1] Its name comes from lap, as it was deemed practical to be placed on a person's
lap when being used. Today, laptops are used in a variety of settings, such as at
work, in education, for playing games, web browsing, for personal multimedia, and
general home computer use.

As of 2021, in American English, the terms laptop computer and notebook computer
are used interchangeably;[2] in other dialects of English one or the other may be
preferred. The term 'notebook computers' or 'notebooks' originally referred to a
specific size of laptop (originally smaller and lighter than mainstream laptops of
the time),[3] the terms have come to mean the same thing and notebook no longer
refers to any specific size.

Laptops combine all the input/output components and capabilities of a desktop


computer, including the display screen, small speakers, a keyboard, data storage
device, sometimes an optical disc drive, pointing devices (such as a touchpad or
pointing stick), with an operating system, a processor and memory into a single
unit. Most modern laptops feature integrated webcams and built-in microphones,
while many also have touchscreens. Laptops can be powered either from an internal
battery or by an external power supply from an AC adapter. Hardware specifications,
such as the processor speed and memory capacity, significantly vary between
different types, models and price points.

Design elements, form factor and construction can also vary significantly between
models depending on the intended use. Examples of specialized models of laptops
include rugged notebooks for use in construction or military applications, as well
as low production cost laptops such as those from the One Laptop per Child (OLPC)
organization, which incorporate features like solar charging and semi-flexible
components not found on most laptop computers. Portable computers, which later
developed into modern laptops, were originally considered to be a small niche
market, mostly for specialized field applications, such as in the military, for
accountants, or traveling sales representatives. As portable computers evolved into
modern laptops, they became widely used for a variety of purposes

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