albertlee Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 as stated in the topic.... just wondering about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 microcontroller: a single-chip microcomputer with on-board program ROM and I/O that can be programmed for various control functions microcomputer: a computer that uses a microprocessor and its own memory/storage space to perform applications. also called a personal computer because it usually doesnt have the power to operate other computers. a desktop personal computer that serves a single user basically a 'normal' computer that is not a dumb terminal* and not a server *dumb termianl: a computer terminal with no processing or programming capabilities, generally used for simple data entry or retrieval tasks (all data comes from a host, normally a server) e.g. a large business or school network has a host/server computer. all the other computers around the school have no processing/programming/storage capabilities, all info retrieved from main host/server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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