1.1 Laptop Hardware

Lithium-ion

A common battery type

Lithium-ion polymer

A common battery type

Keyboard

the most used laptop hardware component

SO-DIMM

Small Outline Dual In-Line Memory Module, modular memory component

Magnetic disk

traditional spinning platter, 2.5 or 3.5 inch (desktop)

SSD

Solid State Drive

SSD

No moving parts, silent, 2.5 inch form factor

M.2

Smaller than SSD, no data or power cables

HDD

Hard Disk Drive

HDD

Synonym for mechanical Drive

Imaging

The process of cloning or installing an OS to a new drive, typically in HDD to SSD conversion

Drive to Drive Imaging

Directly clone from one drive to the other

802.11

Protocol defining standards for LAN or wifi connections wirelessly

802.11 Implementation

Mini PCI Card

Bluetooth

Personal Area Network

Bluetooth Short range peripheral connection method

Mini PCI

A modular card that enables wireless connections

Mini PCI

What component allows access to LAN or WiFi?

Wifi Antennas

Typically there are two, will be around the perimeter of screen frame typically

Biometrics

Hardware and software for improved authentication

NFC

Near Field Communication

NFC Examples

Tap to pay, apple wallet, watch pay,