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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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Figure 23-1 An older notebook computer

Taxonomy

The companies making mobile and portable devices experiment a lot, so the

terms we use to describe these devices are always in flux. New device

categories and their related marketing terms may flood the market and blur

the lines between existing categories one year, only to fall out of use within a

few years.

The CompTIA A+ objectives don’t focus on these terms and categories,

but it’s still a good idea to keep up with them. Knowing how to categorize

portable and mobile devices makes it easier to identify devices that are a

good fit for specific uses. It also helps you apply the best troubleshooting

procedures for a given device. These categories can be slippery, so don’t

think of them as mutually exclusive. Sometimes more than one of these terms

apply to a single device.

A number of terms address the size or purpose of traditional clamshell

laptops/notebooks, but it helps to understand that today’s laptops (driven by

the success of the MacBook Air) are a lot thinner, lighter, and more powerful

than they were when many of these terms were coined (see Figure 23-2).

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