About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 106. Chapters: Complex instruction set computing, Reduced instruction set computing, Quantum computer, Minicomputer, Harvard architecture, Superscalar, SIMD, Symmetric multiprocessing, Workstation, MIMD, Stored-program computer, Desktop computer, Laptop, Flynn's taxonomy, Personal computer, Tablet computer, Von Neumann architecture, Smartbook, DNA computing, Computer cluster, Chaos computing, Fifth generation computer, Computer appliance, Optical computing, Asymmetric multiprocessing, Modified Harvard architecture, Fault-tolerant computer system, Network Computer, Amorphous computing, Mobile Internet device, Topological computing, Embryonics Project, Chemical computer, Topological quantum computer, Plug computer, Portable computer, Custom built PC, Dataflow architecture, Bell's Law of Computer Classes, Hybrid computer, Extendable instruction set computer, List of computer size categories, Human computer, Ternary computer, Metacomputing, Membrane computing, Nimbus Plug Computer, Minimalism, Universal gateway, Rugged computer, Legacy-free PC, Internet appliance, Pocket Computer Phone, Multimedia computer, Unconventional computing, Domino computer, Minisupercomputer, Decimal computer, Nanocomputer, Lockstep, Megacomputer, Peptide computing, Superminicomputer, Trashware, HyperText Computer, Serial computer, Cellular architecture, MISD, Wetware computer, SISD, Keyboard computer, Fraglets, Siftable, Personal supercomputer, Hybrid computing, Real RAM, Remote computer. Excerpt: A personal computer (PC) is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator. In contrast, the batch processing or time-sharing models allowed large expensive mainframe systems to be used by many people, ...
