Question

What is one major component that would not be found in a tablet or phone, and how has modern computing made that component less important?

Answer 1

A floppy drive. These things are very bulky and the floppy disk do not store much data.

Answer 2

A hard drive

Step-by-step explanation:

Since tablets and phones are compact, they are better off not having a big, giant, bulky storage device like hard drives. Modern computing made hard drives less important by developing Solid-State Drives (SSDs) and extremely dense (512 bit) storage that can provide the same if not more storage than a traditional hard drive at the fraction of the size.