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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.
Personal Computer
Enumerate all stationary type pc
1) Workstation
2) Desktop Computer
3) Gaming Computer
4) Single Unit
5) Nettop
6) Home Theater PC
Is a high-end personal computer designed for
technical or scientific applications.
Workstation
are used for tasks such as computer-aided design, drafting and modeling, computation-intensive scientific and engineering calculations, image processing, architectural modeling, and computer graphics for animation and motion picture visual
effects.
Workstation
is a personal computer (PC) in a form
intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a
mobile laptop or portable computer. Early desktop computers
are designed to lay flat on the desk, while modern towers
stand upright. Most modern desktop computers have
separate screens and keyboards.
Desktop Computer
is a personal computer that is capable of playing computationally demanding
video games.
Gaming Computer
are a subtype of desktop computers, which combine the monitor and case of the
computer
Single Unit
a small-sized, low-cost, low-power, desktop
computers intended primarily for navigation and interaction with
the Internet.
Nettop
is a convergence device that combines
the functions of a personal computer with a software application
(media center) that focuses on video, photo, audio playback, and
video recording functionality.
Home Theater PC
also called a notebook
computer, is a small personal computer designed for portability.
Laptop
is a personal computer
that provides the full capabilities of a desktop computer while
remaining mobile. They are often larger and bulkier laptops. These are sometimes
called desknotes
Desktop Replacement
are a rapidly evolving category of small, light and inexpensive laptop
computers suited for general computing and accessing web-based
applications.
Netbook
is a wireless and portable personal computer with a touchscreen interface.
Tablet PC
is a specification for a small form
factor of tablet PCs.
Ultra-mobile PC
is a class of personal digital assistant (PDA) that runs with a mobile operating system (Windows Mobile) and have some
of the abilities of modern desktop PCs.
Pocket PC
The main computer box is the __________, though it may
also be called the system unit (geeky) or the CPU (incorrect).
It is a box that contains the computer’s soul: electronic guts
plus various buttons, lights, and holes into which the rest of
the computer system is plug.
Console
is the device where the computer
displays information as an output.
Monitor
It is where you type information as an input and the primary way to communicate with the computer for
instructions.
Keyboard
A helpful device that lets the user work with graphical objects that the computer displays on the monitor.
Mouse
A device where audio and sound information is produced as an output.
Speakers
It is where the computer’s printed or hard copy of data is produced as an output.
Printer
These are simply blanks that cover holes —
holes that can be use for adding things to the computer in the
future.
Future expansion
This slot is used to read floppy disks. Some
software comes on floppy disks, and you can use these disks to move files from one PC to another.
Floppy Disk Drive
A small opening through which air can escape from an enclosure.
Air Vents