Mobile computing has become a common necessity for both personal and business transactions. Which device has features similar to a smartphone but usually does not have telephone capabilities?

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Options

• APortable media player
• BNetbook
• CLaptop
• DTablet

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  91% (43)

Explanation

A tablet shares the smartphone's touchscreen interface, app ecosystem, cellular data capability (optional), camera, GPS, and mobile OS - but is typically designed without a built-in phone dialer or cellular calling as a core feature.

• A (Portable media player): Focused primarily on audio/video playback; lacks the full app ecosystem, web browsing capability, and productivity features of a smartphone.
• B (Netbook): A small laptop with a physical keyboard and desktop-style OS - fundamentally different form factor and interaction model from a smartphone.
• C (Laptop): A full-featured portable computer; far too large and keyboard-dependent to be considered "similar" to a smartphone in design or use.

Memory tip: Think "tablet = smartphone on a diet" - same DNA (touchscreen, apps, mobile OS), just scaled up in size and stripped of the phone call function. If it looks like a big phone but you can't call Grandma on it directly, it's a tablet.

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