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History Computer

ByMalak Alsadoun

The history of the personal computer as mass-market consumer electronic devices effectively began in 1977 with the introduction of microcomputers, although some mainframe and minicomputers had been applied as single-user systems much earlier. A personal computer is one intended for interactive individual use, as opposed to a mainframe computer where the end user's requests are filtered through operating staff, or a time-sharing system in which one large processor is shared by many individuals. After the development of the microprocessor, individual personal computers were low enough in cost that they eventually became affordable consumer goods. Early personal computers – generally called microcomputers– were sold often in electronic kit form and in limited numbers, and were of interest mostly to hobbyists and technicians

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Publication Date
Feb 29, 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781329937192
Category
History
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
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By (author): Malak Alsadoun

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PDF

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