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  2. Professional corporation - Wikipedia

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    Professional corporation. Professional corporations or professional service corporations (abbreviated as PC or PSC) are those corporate entities for which many corporation statutes make special provision, regulating the use of the corporate form by licensed professionals such as attorneys, architects, engineers, public accountants and physicians.

  3. Personal computer - Wikipedia

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    A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use. It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, internet browsing, email, multimedia playback, and gaming. Personal computers are intended to be operated directly by an end user, rather than by a computer expert or technician.

  4. Computer - Wikipedia

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    A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations ( computation ). Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs. These programs enable computers to perform a wide range of tasks. The term computer system may refer to a nominally ...

  5. Workstation - Wikipedia

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    A workstation is a special computer designed for technical or scientific applications. [2] Intended primarily to be used by a single user, [2] they are commonly connected to a local area network and run multi-user operating systems.

  6. Business and Computing - Wikipedia

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    Business and Computing. A Business and Computing is a dual degree program offered jointly by some computing and business schools. The program generally lasts four-five years instead of seven-eight years to complete separate the two degrees and results in the candidate earning both a Bachelor of Business degree and a Bachelor of Computing degree.

  7. Desktop computer - Wikipedia

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    A desktop computer system. It has a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and a computer tower. The computer tower contains the motherboard and processor. A desktop computer (often abbreviated desktop [1]) is a personal computer designed for regular use at a stationary location on or near a desk (as opposed to a portable computer) due to its size ...

  8. History of personal computers - Wikipedia

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    The Kenbak-1, released in early 1971, is considered by the Computer History Museum to be the world's first personal computer. It was designed and invented by John Blankenbaker of Kenbak Corporation in 1970, and was first sold in early 1971. Unlike a modern personal computer, the Kenbak-1 was built of small-scale integrated circuits, and did not ...

  9. Information technology - Wikipedia

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    Information science. Information technology ( IT) is a set of related fields that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages and data and information processing and storage. [1] IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). [2] An information technology system ( IT system) is generally an information system ...