A desktop computer consists of an external monitor and base unit containing internal components. It requires a keyboard, mouse and can connect other accessories. A laptop is a portable computer with an integrated keyboard, mouse pad, monitor and sometimes camera. It can connect external components via ports. A tablet is a touchscreen portable computer with an integrated monitor and few buttons. It requires no external components. A smartphone is a portable computer that can perform most functions of a computer while also making calls and texts. Games consoles play electronic or disk games and come in many styles without conventional external components like a keyboard.

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2. Desktop Computer
 A desktop computer is a desktop device that
consists of a monitor and base unit that
contains a motherboard with internal
components, powered by a mains power
supply. It also typically requires a computer
mouse and keyboard and many other
external accessories can be added (e.g.
speaker) via wireless, USB, Bluetooth or PS2
connectors.

3. Base Unit
Monitor
Keyboard
Speaker Mouse

4. Laptop Computer
 A laptop is basically a portable computer. It
has no base unit and has no need for
external components (as it has an inbuilt
mouse pad, keyboard, monitor and
sometimes an inbuilt camera), it is just one
item. Although, as with the desktop
computer, other external components can
be added via wireless, USB, Bluetooth or
PS2 connectors.

5. Inbuilt Mouse Inbuilt Inbuilt Monitor
Pad Camera
Inbuilt
Keyboard
Connectors

6. Tablet Computer
 A tablet is another version of a portable
desktop computer. The tablet is typically
touchscreen, meaning that it is intractable
by touch. As it is typically touchscreen, no
external components are needed and
there is only an inbuilt intractable monitor
with few buttons for various commands.
Tablets have been around for some time
but have only recently been reintroduced.

7. Inbuilt Intractable
Monitor
Buttons

8. Smartphones
 A smartphones is another version of a
portable computer. Smartphones are a fairly
recent invention in the scale of things.
Although phones have been round for some
time, they used to be able to only be able to
send texts and phone people and maybe
play the occasional game. Nowadays, they
can virtually do anything a computer can do
including still being able to text and phone!

10. Games Consoles
 Games consoles are systems that play
games, either electronically or in disk (or
card) format. There are many types of
games consoles
(GameCube, DS, PS, PSP
Xbox, Wii, etc.) so it cannot be defined
with one style. Some game consoles can
have external components but typically no
conventional external components are
used (mouse, keyboard etc.)

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Wii
PSP
DS