Also see applets. JPEG is most commonly mentioned as a format for image files. JPEG format is preferred to the GIF format for photographic images as opposed to line art or simple logo art. A thousand bytes. A portable personal computer that is small enough to fit in a person's lap and weighs less than eight pounds.
Laptops usually have a flat screen and LCD display, and are powered by a rechargeable battery.
They can be connected to a larger monitor or other peripherals when back at the office. Rather than typing in commands, users open software and copy or delete files by clicking on icons on the screen that look like file folders, a trash can, and other things one would find in a real office. Macs quickly became popular because of their user-friendly interface. In 1994, PowerMacs, which use a PowerPC CPU, became available. Megabyte A million bytes.1024 kilobytes.