The world is in the cusp of an advanced technological era, with advances in all the different technological fields happening regularly, the computer technology field in particular. While it is true that most of the people in modern society know about and even make use of computers, only some of them know the ins and outs of the machine; let alone what specific terms and uses each element that a computer has.
First is the most common computer term out there: PC. PCs or personal computers are basically that piece of technology that makes up a system of software and hardware. This computer can be used in a multitude of important ways, for instance data encoding and viewing, going into the World Wide Web, as well as for storing all your information such as documents, text files, pictures, audio and videos.
In the beginning, personal computers were large and heavy machines that are placed on the floors of large rooms and are virtually immovable. These days, however, advances in technology has made these big machines obsolete due to the invention of the smaller and just as efficient versions which fit easily on table and desk surfaces.
The thing is that PCs are not merely the desktop computers, like a lot of people seem to think. The term PC also means the other machines that serve the same purpose as the desktop PCs but are more mobile.
Examples of these mobile computers are the laptops and notebooks, which are basically smaller machines that owners can bring with them virtually anywhere they want. At present, computer manufacturers and designers are coming up with even smaller machines that are just as efficient despite being smaller than other machines.
Another computer word that is causing confusion: servers. It is easy to see why this word brings a lot of confusion, since it has a lot of definitions. You have the file server, which is a computer that is attached to a network of other computers. The function of the file server is to make users of the other machines be able to access and store information, even if they are in different areas of the world.
Then you have the network servers or the machines that specifically process and deliver information to the other attached machines through the local network or internet. The thing about these network servers is that they are able to handle a large user load due to the fact that they have been modified with appropriate processing, memory and storage configurations.
A business server is modified with business-friendly features. These include services for computer accessories like printers, fax machines, remote connectivity, mobile-based support, and business intranet through internet as well as restore abilities.
Lee Martin has been in the computer industry since PCS were in homes. Currently Lee is working on servers and server rooms to find efficiencies in established networking. You can get a unique content version of this article from the Uber Article Directory.