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Flashcards by matteo vernuccio, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by matteo vernuccio
over 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| PCs | A desktop PC usually has these basic components: a monitor, a keyboard, a system unit and a mouse. |
| Laptops | A laptop computer is slightly larger and much heavier than an A4 file. |
| Notebook | A notebook computer is a small laptop computer that is about as big as an oversized book. A notebook computer is likely to be half the size of a laptop and is lighter and easier to carry. |
| Netbook | A netbook computer is a very small laptop that is optimized for Internet and email access. It is intended to be light and easy to carry and has a long battery life. |
| Hand-held | A handheld computer or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or palmtop can fit in one hand or in your pocket, but it is too small for general work. A PDA usually has a touch sensitive screen. Although PDAs can be temporarily attached to a Keyboard, you cannot comfortably type a long document into a PDA. |
| Smartphone: | A smart phone is a mobile phone with the functions of a PDA. Hand-held computing devices can perform a range of activities such as personal record-keeping and satellite navigation. |
| Main frame | A mainframe computer is a very large and expensive computercapable of supporting hundreds, or even thousands, of users simultaneously. |
| Super computers | These are the fastest type of computers. Supercomputers are very expensive and are employed for specialized applicationsthat require immense amounts of mathematical calculations. For example, weather forecasting requires a supercomputer. Other uses of supercomputers include animated graphics, fluid dynamic calculations, nuclear energy research, and petroleum exploration. |
| Embedded computers | An embedded computer is designed for and built into a specific application where it will perform a limited range of dedicatedfunctions. The size and functionality of an embedded computerdepends on the application. They may be very small devices built into a single microchip and may control. |
| Games consoles | A games console is a PC that is designed specifically for playing games. |
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