This unit discusses different types of computers and what they are used for.
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In this unit you will learn about different types of computers and what makes them unique.
Computers were not always things you could carry around with you, or even have in your bedroom. Sixty years ago, computers (such as ENIAC) were as big as entire apartments. They were difficult to use and not very powerful by today's standards. They also cost a lot of money to build and operate. So computers…
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A typical supercomputer may have up to 100 processors and speeds are measured in tens of gigaflops.
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The secretary could not get a hard copy because the print server was broken.
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Bill Gates predicted the rise of the tablet PC in 2001, but not much happened until Apple released the first iPad in 2010.
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- What is meant by the term 'convergence'?
- Why did companies in the 1980's shift away from mainframes and move towards personal computers?
