Uses of Computers

A personal computer is primarily used, interactively, by one person at a time. Today a Personal Computer may be a desktop computer, a laptop computer or a tablet computer. The most common operating systems are Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, Software applications for personal computers include word processing, spreadsheets, databases, games, high-speed or dial-up connections to the Internet, allowing access to the World Wide Web and a wide range of other resources. A PC may be a home computer, or may be found in an office, often connected to a local area network. While early PC owners usually had to write their own programs to do anything useful with the machines, today's users have access to a wide range of commercial and non-commercial software which is easily installed