Live briefing
Everything about Personal computer
Computer intended for use by an individual person
A personal computer (PC), or simply a computer, is a computer designed for personal use. It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, web browsing, email, file management, spreadsheets, gaming, and video calling. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Personal computerA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Evaluating the clinical benefit of brain-computer interfaces for control of a personal computerInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Exploring personal computer adoption dynamicsCited 147 times
- Go sideways: Desktop computerA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Post-PC eraA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor).
Noun The IBM Personal Computer.
Noun A PC-compatible computer.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Exploring personal computer adoption dynamics
Personal computer adventure games
COMPUTER-AIDED PERSONAL INTERVIEWING
Personal Computer Security
Broad-Band Personal Computer LAN's
Using the Personal Computer
Personal computer applications of MININEC
The Personal Computer
🆕 Influential since 2022
Evaluating the clinical benefit of brain-computer interfaces for control of a personal computer
Comparative analysis of personal protective equipment nonadherence detection: computer vision versus human observers
Computer vision-based personal identification using 2D maximum intensity projection CT images
Privacy-preserving authentication protocol for user personal device security in Brain–Computer Interface
Integrating augmented reality technology in education: vector personal computer augmented reality
📚 Books worth reading
The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin · 1791
Reconfigurable Processor Array A Bit Sliced Parallel Computer (USA)A. Rushton · 1986
Män som hatar kvinnorStieg Larsson · 2005
Interactive Computing SeriesKenneth C. Laudon · 1997
Upgrading and repairing PCsScott Mueller, Mark Edward Soper · 1988
Laptops For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))Dan Gookin, Paul Wallbank · 2004
IBM PC ApprenticeInc. Wordware Pub., Leonard Paul Kubiak · 1984
DOSKris A. Jamsa · 1987
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
🔗 Related topics
- Desktop computer A desktop computer, often abbreviated as desktop, is a personal computer designed for regular use at a stationary location on or near a desk (as opposed…
- Post-PC era The post-PC era was a market trend observed during the 2010s involving a decline in the sales of personal computers (PCs) in favor of post-PC devices,…
- Handheld PC A handheld computer, also called a palmtop computer, is a term that has variously been used to describe a small-sized personal computer (PC) typically…
- IBM PC compatible An IBM PC compatible is any personal computer that is hardware- and software-compatible with the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and its successors. Like…
- Laptop A laptop is a portable personal computer (PC). Laptops typically have a clamshell form factor with a flat-panel screen on the inside of the upper lid and…
- Wintel Wintel (portmanteau of Windows and Intel) is the partnership of Microsoft and Intel producing personal computers (PCs) using Intel x86-compatible processors…
- History of personal computers The history of personal computers as mass-market consumer electronic devices began with the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s. A personal computer…
- Tablet computer A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet or simply tab, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing…