Desktop Computer

Desktop Computer

A desktop computer is a personal computing device designed to fit on a specific office desk.

It keeps the physical hardware that runs the computer and connects to the input device like monitor, keyboard and mouse users. Desktop computers are usually used in enterprise, as well as in consumer usage cases such as gaming. In enterprise, they are important because they are the main tool for many users to do their job.

Key features and components

A desktop computer includes a processor, which can be a microtower or mintower designed to fit under the desk or a unit from the top of the desk. There is also a motherboard, which is the main circuit board for the computer. Desktop computer motherboards are generally standardized on advanced technology eXtended (ATX), microATX or balanced technology eXtended form factors. The desktop computer also has disk storage.

Almost all desktop computers have a built-in modem and multi-gigabyte magnetic storage drive. They also offer standard expansion slots such as Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe). They require an uninterrupted power supply (UPS), which means they should be plugged in to work all the time.

It is normal for desktop computer users to add a device with a printer. It is possible to interconnect desktop computers in a local area network (LAN) so that users can share resources in devices and connect to external devices such as printers.

History of desktop computers

In the mid-1960s, the oldest computers were large and were in the entire room. Even small computers of the time, known as minicomputers, were at least one desk-size.

The first computer that could be considered a desktop was Olivetti Program 101. It was released in 1965 and it was a typewriter size. Other desktops were popped up through the mid-1970s and first home computers - TRS-80, Apple II and Commodore Personal Electronic Transactor. Debut in 1977 The desktop computer became increasingly popular in the decades following the IBM personal computer and Apple Macintosh domination.

In most early desktop computers, cathode ray tube (CTR) is used which is sitting on the top of the actual computer, which is placed horizontally on the user's desk. These are known as all-in-one desktop computers. Modern desktop computer displays use light emitting diodes (LEDs), liquid crystal display (LCD) or organic LED (OLED) display.

In the 1990s, the All-In-One Style Desktop gave way to computer towers, which users could store on the floor beneath their desks. By moving away the processor from the desk, users can work with a large monitor. They are known as full-size desktops, and tower cables connect to the monitor and other aspects of the desktop. In more modern desktop computers, the connection can be wireless. There are also compact desktop computers, which are similar to full size desktops, but there are factors in small form.

In the 2000s, desktop computers competed as laptops - portable computing devices that fit the user's lap. By the third quarter of 2008, the laptop had left the desktop behind the total shipments. Laptops were especially harmful to desktop computers in the consumer market because home users prefer laptops.

In addition, the rise of smartphones and tablets cut the popularity of desktop computers to that point where in April 2017, Google Android became the most widely used operating system in the world, Microsoft Windows, the most common desktop OS Was there.

Some top desktop computer vendors include Dell, HP Inc., Apple and Lenovo.