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Desktops Versus Laptops - College Paper

Desktops Versus Laptops

DESKTOPS versus LAPTOPS
Dwayne Peterson
Wayland Baptist University

Abstract

This compare and contrast essay, will explore the similarities and differences between desktop and laptop computers. At the end of this essay, all of us will be well informed on their similarities and differences to make an informed decision on which computer will better suit our needs.
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1, New International Version). Next, God created the computer, just kidding of course. First, the desktop computer was introduced to society, then someone envisioned the computer as a mobile and much smaller device, henceforth came the laptop computer. ...

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and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations" and "a person who computes; computist" . Historically, "humans attempts to create tools to manipulate data date back at least as far as 2600 B.C., when the Chinese invented the abacus" (White, 2006, p. 5), which was considered the very first computer. History also teaches us that "the first commercially available personal desktop computer was the Altair 8800, made by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) in 1975" (White, 2006, p 7). This computer had only 1 kilobyte of memory. Can you envision navigating your way on a computer with 1 kilobyte of memory? As you can imagine, computers of this time will be considered snail speed if we had to use it today. In the world we live in today, this configuration could not work for reasons that will become more obvious as familiarization of similarities and differences between desktops and laptops become more apparent.
However, the laptop ...

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Added: 3/30/2012 12:54:32 PM
Submitted By: bigdurango2000
Category: Computers
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 1014
Pages: 4

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