6 Chapter 1
Outlook View
A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC.
Front View
# Icon Item Description
1 1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display),
displays computer output.
2 Launch keys Special keys for launching Internet
browser, E-mail program and frequently
used programs. Located at the top of the
keyboard are five buttons. They are
designated as P1, P2, P3, E-mail button
and Web browser button. P1, P2 and P3
launch user-programmable applications; E-
mail and Web browser launch E-mail and
Internet browser applications.
3 Power Switch Turns on the computer power.
4 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which
functions like a computer mouse.
5 Click buttons (left,
center and right)
The left and right buttons function like the
left and right mouse buttons; the center
button serves as a 4-way scroll button.
6 Floppy disk drive (or
card reader if installed)
Reads/writes data from/to the media.
7 Floppy eject button Ejects floppy disk.
8 Speakers Outputs sound.
9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands
when you use the computer.
Outputs sound.
10 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer.