• Would you consider cell phones, GPS devices, and laptops to be PCs? If yes, name other devices that fall under the category of PC.

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•	Would you consider cell phones, GPS devices, and laptops to be PCs? If yes, name other devices that fall under the category of PC.

lacypennelll · Answer

Tablets?

lacypennelll · Answer

Not sure if a TV would fall under it.

e.mccormick · Answer

The original definition of a Personal Computer or PC is simply one that can work without a mainframe or minicomputer and was still useful for general computing operations.

If you think about the assorted portables, they do not necessarily allow you to do many things without the web.  If something only does cloud based computing, it is using a surrogate for the old mainframe solution.

The basic computer operations are historically word processing and spreadsheets.  Other things have been added since.  However, those two are still very key to the basic user operations.  That leaves them as being determining factors.

If you can not do those two things while on the unit, independent of any connection to a server, then it is not a personal computer.

anonymous · Answer

no never computers like desktops are for example totally different than tablets, however, companies have been trying to reduce cost and size therefore, they are starting to buit pro tablets that can be able to load and run any application a pc can do. nevertheless, is it important to mention that in the case of gps, cell phones, and other small gadgets are built to make an specific task but Pcs can do them all at one.
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