World of Computers | Page 8

Computers and the Business that Create them By: Nolan Comparin Personal computers have been with us since the Apple 1 was invented by Steve Jobs and it wasn't long before he started making new and more advanced PCs like the Macintosh and Mac along with a variety of laptops which today are called MacBook’s. Some other businesses wanted some glory as well as Apple. Now today there are more laptop and PC engineering businesses than ever, these companies are known commonly as DELL, TOSHIBA, Alienware, ASUS, HP, Lenovo, Gateway and SAMSUNG. HP is highest in audio performance, using beats audio technology this is sure a piece of work. Alienware is all in it for gaming with top of the line graphics, processors and hard drives, they are one of the best laptops out there, the downside to the laptops are that they are a lot heavier and harder to carry around although the desktops are very powerful The Alien Aurora is the most advanced pc of Alienware, They are also in development of the new Steam Machine. All-in-one desktops are screen and desktops combine. They can touchscreen compatibility. A new gaming laptop business wasn't created too long ago named RAZER make high performance laptops and gaming tablets, they even set a record for thinnest gaming laptop thinner than a dime upright. They are now in development of a gaming desktop called “Project Christine” possibly one of the most advanced Desktops ever made. MacBook’s and iMacs don't operate on windows they operate on their own OS called IOS, it is used on most apple products and devices. An operating system is format of a device that helps with business and work. For example Windows is an operating system as well as Android and Steam, OS is simply short for operating system. The next generations of computers are now called IPad and Tablets, they function on touchscreen and have most of the abilities of a PC, with a variety of games and apps to use and play. The most used Desktop are more commonly used due to how much memory and storage it uses, the common operating system for work desktops are Windows XP as well as Windows Vista usually due to its easy use and business format. Recently Apple came out with one of the world’s thinnest laptops called the MacBook Air, weighing only 2.38 pounds.