Laptop A laptop is a portable personal computer with a clamshell form factor, suitable for mobile use .They are also sometimes called notebook computers or notebooks . Laptops are commonly used in a variety of settings, including work, education, and personal multimedia. A laptop combines the components and inputs as a desktop computer; including display , keyboard , speaker and pointing device (such as a touchpad), into a single device. Most modern-day laptop computers also have a webcam and a mic (microphone) pre-installed . A laptop can be powered either from a rechargeable battery , or by mains electricity via an AC adapter. Laptops are a diverse category of devices, and other more specific terms, such as ultrabooks or notebooks, refer to specialist types of laptop which have been optimized for certain uses. Hardware specifications change vastly between these classifications, forgoing greater and greater degrees of processing power to reduce heat emissions. Portable computer, originally monocrome CRT-based and developed into the modern laptops, were originally considered to be a small niche market, mostly for specialized field applications such as the military, accountants and sales representatives. As portable computers became smaller, lighter, cheaper, and more powerful and as screens became smaller and of better quality, laptops became very widely used for a variety of purposes Workstation A type of Computer used for engineering application (CAD/CAM), desktop publication , software development, and other types of applications that require a moderate amount of computing power and relatively high quality graphics c apabilities. Workstations generally come with a large , high revolution graphics screen, at least 64 MB (megabytes) of RAM, built-in network support , and a graphical user interface . Most workstations also have a mass storage device such as a disk drive , but a special type of workstation, called a comes without a disk drive. The most common operating system for workstations are Unix and window NT In terms of computing power, workstations lie between personal computer and minic computer although the line is fuzzy on both ends. High-end personal computers are equivalent to low-end workstations. And high-end workstations are equivalent to minicomputers. The Role of Linux in Datacenter Modernization: An IDC Whitepaper Like personal computers, most workstations are single-user computers. However, workstations are typically linked together to form a local –area network , although they can also be used as stand alone system (2) In networking, workstation refer to any computer connected to a local-area network. It could be a workstation or a personal computer. Workstation also is spelled work station or work-station .