A personal computer is made up of multiple physical components of computer hardware, upon which can be installed an operating system and a multitude of software to perform the operator's desired functions.
Though a PC comes in many different form factors, a typical personal computer consists of a case or chassis in a tower shape (desktop) and the following parts:
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- Hewlett-Packard
- Dell
- Apple Inc.
- IBM
- EMC Corporation
- 3dfx
- MaxLinear
- Squirrel Systems
- Alienware
- Saratoga Technologies, Inc.
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- Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- Electronic Computer Manufacturing
- Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
- Computer Terminal Manufacturing
- Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC
- Calculating and Accounting Machines, Except Electronic Computers
- Office Machines, NEC