Difference between revisions of "Personal computer"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Actually, more of them in offices) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | A '''personal computer''' | + | A '''personal computer''', stands for a computing device intended for one user. There was a question when personal computers first came out as to whether or not they would catch on or were a fad. Those who recognized the potential of personal computers turned out to be right, and one of the world's largest organizations, [[Microsoft]], and the world's richest man [[Bill Gates]], accomplished what they have in business because of personal computers. |
Today the phrase personal computers is usually used to describe any [[computing]] device that: | Today the phrase personal computers is usually used to describe any [[computing]] device that: | ||
Revision as of 13:23, April 4, 2010
A personal computer, stands for a computing device intended for one user. There was a question when personal computers first came out as to whether or not they would catch on or were a fad. Those who recognized the potential of personal computers turned out to be right, and one of the world's largest organizations, Microsoft, and the world's richest man Bill Gates, accomplished what they have in business because of personal computers.
Today the phrase personal computers is usually used to describe any computing device that:
- A), uses a Microsoft operating system; (Xp, Vista, Windows etc.)
- B), Does NOT use ANY other Operating system such as (Linux, or Macintosh)