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Friday, December 13, 2013

Types of Microcomputer

As you know in the last content, microcomputers are small, relatively inexpensive and least powerful, yet the most widely used. Microcomputers has microprocessor as its central processing unit(CPU).  It includes a microprocessor, memory, and input/output (I/O) facilities. Microcomputers became popular in the 1970s and 80s with the advent of increasingly powerful microprocessors. There are six types of microcomputer:

  • Desktop computers are small enough to fit on top of or alongside a desk, yet are too big to carry aroundare small enough to fit on top of or alongside a desk, yet are too big to carry around

  • —Media center system units blur the line between desktop computers and dedicated entertainment devices 

  • Notebook computers, also known as laptop computers, are portable, lightweight, and fit into most briefcases

  • Netbooks : Similar to notebook computers, but …
          - —Smaller
          - —Lighter ff
          - —Less expensive  

  • Tablet PC
    • —In addition to a keyboard, a tablet PC allows you to enter data, write notes, and select commands using a pen stylus 
    • —Handwritten data is digitized and converted to standard text that can be further processed by a word processor

  • Handheld
    • —Handheld or palm computers, such as Personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smartphones, are amongst the smallest computing devices
    • These systems typically
      combine
      • pen input
      • writing recognition
      • personal organizational tools
      • communications capabilities
    • Smartphones are cell phoneswith wireless connections tothe Internet



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