Ciekawostka: The US has more personal computers than the next 7 countries combined

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Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley, and known for consumer electronics, software and online services. Founded in 1976 as Apple Computer Company by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, the company was incorporated by Jobs and Wozniak as Apple Computer, Inc. the following year. Its current name was adopted in 2007 as the company expanded its focus from computers to consumer electronics. Apple is one of the Big Tech companies. The company was founded to market Wozniak's Apple I computer. Its successor, the Apple II, became one of the first successful mass-produced personal microcomputers. Apple introduced…

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Global prostate cancer risk associated with microplastic exposure: a statistical and machine learning analysis.. Introduction Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies among men worldwide, with higher reported incidence in many high-income countries. Environmental factors are receiving increasing attention as potential contributors to cancer development. Microplastics, which are found in air, water, food, and personal care items, are one possible risk factor. Methodology Data from 22 nations were investigated to examine whether an association exists between exposure to microplastics and the rate of prostate cancer. Data on exposure were combined from several sources…

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Dell Inc., formerly Dell Computer Corporation, is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports personal computers (PCs), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals including printers and webcams among other products and services. Dell is based in Round Rock, Texas. Founded by Michael Dell in 1984, Dell started making IBM clone computers and pioneered selling cut-price PCs directly to customers, managing its supply chain and electronic commerce. The company rose rapidly during the 1990s and in 2001 became the largest global PC vendor for the first time. Dell was a pure hardware vendor until 2009 when it acquired Perot Systems…

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Personal computing vs. personal computers

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Personal computing vs. personal computers

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Personal information retrieval: smartphones vs. computers, emails vs. files

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"Computer literacy" is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with skill levels ranging from elementary use to computer programming and advanced problem solving. Computer literacy can also refer to the comfort level someone has with using computer programs and applications. Another valuable component is understanding how computers work and operate. Computer literacy may be distinguished from computer programming, which primarily focuses on the design and coding of computer programs rather than the familiarity and skill in their use. Various countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, have created initiatives to improve na…

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A pseudo-random number generator for personal computers

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A personal computer (PC), or simply computer, is a computer designed for personal use. It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, web browsing, email, file management, spreadsheets, and video calling. Unlike large, costly minicomputers and mainframes, time-sharing by many people at the same time is not used with personal computers. Personal computers are designed to be operated directly by an end user, rather than by a computer expert, administrator, company or technician. The term "home computer" has also been used, primarily in the late 1970s and 1980s. The advent of personal computers and the concurrent Digital Revolution have significantly affected the lives of people. In 1…

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A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation). Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs, which enable computers to perform a wide range of tasks. The term computer system may refer to a nominally complete computer that includes the hardware, operating system, software, and peripheral equipment needed and used for full operation, or to a group of computers that are linked and function together, such as a computer network or computer cluster. Numbering only a few in the 1930s, today computers are ubiquitous over a broad range of industrial and consumer pr…

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The annual worldwide market share of personal computer vendors includes desktop computers, laptop computers, and netbooks but excludes mobile devices, such as tablet computers that do not fall under the category of 2-in-1 PCs. The global market leader has been Lenovo (formerly IBM) in every year since 2013, followed by HP and Dell. Previously, Compaq was the global market leader in the late 1990s until the year 2000, while HP and Dell shared market leadership in the 2000s. For data about PC vendors' market shares in laptop computers specifically, see Laptop#Historic market share.