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220-802 · Question #858

Which of the following is an advantage of MOST tablets over laptops?

The correct answer is D. Multi-touch screens. Multi-touch screens are a standard feature on virtually all tablets and represent the primary interaction method, whereas most laptops use traditional touchpads and do not include touchscreens.

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Question

Which of the following is an advantage of MOST tablets over laptops?

Options

  • ALarger storage space
  • BUpgradeable parts
  • CGPS tracking software
  • DMulti-touch screens

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    94% (31)

Why each option

Multi-touch screens are a standard feature on virtually all tablets and represent the primary interaction method, whereas most laptops use traditional touchpads and do not include touchscreens.

ALarger storage space

Tablets typically have significantly less storage than laptops, relying on flash storage with lower capacities, while laptops often include larger SSDs or HDDs.

BUpgradeable parts

Tablets have sealed, non-upgradeable components (soldered RAM, fixed storage), whereas laptops more commonly allow RAM or storage upgrades.

CGPS tracking software

GPS is not a universal feature of tablets and is absent from many Wi-Fi-only models; it is also available in some laptops and is not a defining tablet advantage.

DMulti-touch screensCorrect

Tablets are designed from the ground up around multi-touch capacitive displays, enabling gesture-based input such as pinch-to-zoom, swipe, and tap directly on the screen. This is a defining hardware feature of tablets that the vast majority of traditional laptops do not have. It provides an intuitive direct-manipulation interface that is a core advantage of the tablet form factor.

Concept tested: Tablet hardware advantages over traditional laptops

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/touch-and-pen-input-in-windows-4e7e8c06-0a3e-4a3c-8b2e-4a3c8b2e4a3c

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#tablets#multi-touch screen#mobile device features#tablet vs laptop

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