CompTIA 220-801 Certification Practice Test

Answer - C - Laptop processors have extended capabilities of reducing power consumption and heating to reduce battery consumption, where as desktop processors are not capable of doing that.

Key Takeaway: Laptop processors have extended capabilities of reducing power consumption and heating. This reduces battery consumption, and hence justifies the purpose of a laptop being portable and using DC power instead of AC power. Although size (Laptop processors are small), Capacity (Desktop processors have better capabilities) and Weight (Laptop processors are lighter) are differentiating factors, functionally it’s the power consumption and heat production that distinguishes both.