The difference between desktop and portable systems
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3. Why are desktop computers more suitable than laptops for employees that always work in offices?
4. What features of a laptop enable it to be used away from the office?
5. Why are office tasks more difficult to carry out on netbooks than on laptops?
6. Why would a tennis coach working at a leisure centre prefer to use a tablet computer than a desktop computer?
Exam Tip
Make sure you know how desktop computers are different from portable systems like laptops and
that you can match the features of each to their uses in businesses and in the home. Also make sure
you know how different people would use a smartphone and why a smartphone might be more useful
to them than other portable computer systems
Extension task
Choose one of the two devices from your table and create an advertisement showing and explaining the
features that might persuade a business person to use it when working remotely.
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3. Why are desktop computers more suitable than laptops for employees that always work in offices?
4. What features of a laptop enable it to be used away from the office?
5. Why are office tasks more difficult to carry out on netbooks than on laptops?
6. Why would a tennis coach working at a leisure centre prefer to use a tablet computer than a desktop computer?
Exam Tip
Make sure you know how desktop computers are different from portable systems like laptops and
that you can match the features of each to their uses in businesses and in the home. Also make sure
you know how different people would use a smartphone and why a smartphone might be more useful
to them than other portable computer systems
Extension task
Choose one of the two devices from your table and create an advertisement showing and explaining the
features that might persuade a business person to use it when working remotely.