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What is the use of accelerometer in laptops?

a) To rotate the screen
b) To protect hard drives from damage
c) To get the angle on monitor
d) To get the linear acceleration

Answer: b
Explanation: Accelerometer in laptops protect hard drives from damage. If the laptop were to suddenly drop while in use, the accelerometer would detect the sudden free fall and immediately turn off the hard drive to avoid hitting the reading heads into the hard drive platter.

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