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And it provides internet users always best connection.
Portability, small screen size, and lower cost of production make these devices popular replacements for desktop and laptop computers for many daily tasks, such as surfing on the Internet, playing games, and shopping online.
A laptop computer requirement can be extremely beneficial to accounting majors.
Results showed that, in general, ubiquitous laptop computers improve student performance in English Language/Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
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01 Mar 1999-IEEE Spectrum
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Such a computer can then be used not only for Web surfing, but also for e-mail, word processing, database management, spreadsheets, and all the other sorts of tasks for which the nondisabled use computers.
s/Recommendations: The study concludes that one-to-one wireless laptops offer important affordances for promoting information literacy and research skills but that socioeconomic context, visions, values, and beliefs all play a critical role in shaping how laptop programs are implemented and what benefits are thus achieved.
'Surfing' the Internet is no longer merely a leisure activity, but is increasingly becoming an indispensable tool that creates a variety of economic advantages.
However, among the students who expressed a preference between laptop computers or internet tablets, the majority of students found the internet tablets more private and confidential (p < 0.001) and easier to answer questions truthfully (p < 0.001) compared to laptop computers. This study demonstrates that using wi-fi enabled hand-held internet tablets is a feasible methodology for school-based surveys especially when asking about sensitive information.