Key vocabulary when comparing and contrasting

Key vocabulary when comparing and contrasting


Similarities Differences
in the same way


They both work in the same way.
different fromA laptop is different from a
Desktop, because it is smaller and
more compact.
like
An LCD TV is like a an LCD
monitor.
both
Both PCs and Apple Macs have
Microsoft office.
in contrast to
Microsoft Office costs about £100
in contrast to Open Office which is
free.
compared with
A laser printer is cheap to run
when compared with an inkjet.
and
Laser printers and inkjet printers
require good quality paper to work
well.
Similarly
Similarly they both provide a
flicker free experience.
unlike
Flash discs have no moving parts
unlike hard drives.
but
Mice are good for movement, but
not as accurate as a graphics
tablet.