Touch
screen tablet computers have only been around for a few years and would be
considered to be an emerging technology. According to a report by the Pew
Research Center, currently tablet computers are owned by a third of American
adults (O’Leary, 2013). Currently Apple has the iPad, Samsung has the Galaxy
Note, Microsoft has the Surface, and more. The tablet enhances mobile computing
because of the size and convenience. Buyers have the option to purchase some
tablets with a data plan, which works the same as a data plan for a smartphone.
The tablet computer obsoletes the need for an external keyboard with the touch screen
capabilities for an onscreen keyboard. Tablet computers also tend to have more
battery life than other computers. Desktop computers and laptop computers have
external keyboards while the user of a tablet computer has the option to use
the onscreen keyboard or attach to an external keyboard. The tablet computer
retrieves the CPU system because the CPUs on tablet computers typically process
slower than a laptop or a desktop computer (Strickland, n.d.). Lastly, upgraded
laptops could reverse tablet computers by replacing them.
Reference
O’Leary, A. (2013). One-third of americans now own tablet computers. Retrieved from http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/10/one-third-of-americans-now-own-tablet-computers/?_r=0
Strickland, J. (n.d.). How tablets work. Retrieved from http://computer.howstuffworks.com/tablets/tablet3.htm
Janel,
ReplyDeleteI agree that touch screen tablets are obsoleting traditional keyboards. When this technology was first introduced, I was skeptical of its ability to effectively process keystrokes as accurately as the traditional keyboard. However, I now believe that traditional keyboards will soon be an obsoleted technology.
John Purdy