The Most Important Computer

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This paper contends that it is complicated to ascertain which computer is most important, mainly due to the fact that the different types of computers differ according to their cost, their speed and even most importantly, their destination. Following the three criteria mentioned, cost, processing speed and purpose of use, there are many different types of computers. These computers may be PCs, Desktop PCs, laptops, palmtops, workstations, servers or supercomputers . The paper addresses each type in part and analyzes their usage according to the three criteria.

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"The first and fundamental unit of Information Technology was the PC. Basically, the PC was a smaller size version of the large computers that were used during the 50s, the 60s and the 70s. With the invention of the integrated circuits, computers began to reduce their size and laid the way for the microchip generation, during the 70s and 80s.
Additionally, the PC became the fundamental unit of home use, something that any individual could use at home, within his own premises. Until the PC, most of the systems were quite large and destined for entrepreneur use. With the microchip, anyone could enjoy his own Personal Computer, "built on a smaller scale than the huge systems in use by most businesses" . Obviously, if we are to make an evaluation of the personal computer, with regard to the final conclusion we are to draw, we may assert that this type of computer is most likely to fulfill two out of three of the criteria. "

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