Apple Assignment - What is the difference between an iPad...

What is the difference between an iPad and a tablet is a frequently asked question
nowadays, particularly from the would-be buyers of digital tablets, as Android tablets are gaining
popularity as a possible replacement for more expensive iPads. I have, in this article tried to
explain this difference from a buyer’s point of view.
A tablet is a mobile computing device larger than a smart-phone, which is relatively thin and has
a touch screen interface. Tablet is just a common name for a wide variety of devices with
different specs from different manufacturers. It is primarily operated by touching the screen rather
than using a physical keyboard. You may have the option to attach a keyboard, but a keyboard
generally won’t come with the tablet. It has an operating system capable of running small
programs. The most popular operating systems for tablets are Android and iOS.
The iPad is Apple’s version of a tablet that runs on iOS operating system.
What is the difference between an iPad and a tablet?
The key differences between tablet and iPad are given below:
 While tablet is a common name for a wide variety of devices that usually
function using a touch screen with different specs from different manufacturers, the
iPad is Apple’s version of a tablet;
 The iPad runs on Apple’s iOS operating system while most popular operating
system of other tablets is Google’s Android;
 Flash or shock-wave videos cannot be run on iPad and, therefore, you cannot
see online video clips from YouTube and many other sites while other tablets can use
these popular software for showing online videos;
 Multitasking is absent in iPad i.e. it can’t interact with multiple apps at the
same time while other tablets running on Android OS have true multitasking i.e.