Resources > Types of Computers

You may know or may not know how many types of computers available in the industry. For those who aware of these computer types, can check their knowledge and amateurs would recognize the available types.
 

Desktop PC
Many users may know it. That's the thing sitting on your desktop. Available as different parts as Monitor, CPU, keyboard and mouse etc. These are ideal for home and office (word processing, spreadsheet, surf web and why not for playing games) but not for people who travel a lot and have many field work.

Relatively in expensive and easy to manage. In the market you have two choices. Mac or PC? the difference. Macs are made by Apple computer or their license holders. They are best of graphics and desktop publishing. PC's may be IBM or IBM compatible systems. More people depend on PC's.
 

Notebook
Ideal for people who have field work and travel a lot. But expensive comparatively with Desktop PC's (sometimes twice as Desktop PC's). They are less weight and (6 lbs) fit into ordinary briefcase, or you can get a specially designed notebook carrying case.

If you are on the road, notebook would rely on batteries. So make sure you have enough power to complete your work. To avoid uncomfortable situations use main current where possible. Most batteries may go down after two three hours, but some would pass five or six hours mark.
 

PDA
Abbreviation for Personal Digital Assistant and would function as your cellular phone, fax machine, email station and personal organizer. Do not expect a keyboard, since the space available they are designed to use light pen. But in some PDA's you may find small keyboard too.

For the history part I would like to say in 1993 Apple computers proudly introduced first PDA as Newton MessagePad. You may have heard about palmtops, hand-held computers and pocket computers, don't worry the are referred to the PDA.
 

Servers
As the name they would serve your or your clients demands. Some times server is just another Desktop PC. But it's less powerful. If you are serious about the business you can have different type of servers.

Web servers, mail servers are connected to the net and may use to host web pages and handle emails respectively. For those who share the same program can install it in one computer (application server) and use it though a network. A data warehouse is another type and store valuable data.