The Personal Computer Revolution - Mrs. LE

Professor: Dr. REDICK
PHIL 326
LE, KIM-CHI
Date: April 9, 2008

The Personal Computer Revolution


Personal computers (PC’S) are becoming a common tool used in most businesses and are also found in many homes. The PC has led to significant improvements in efficiency and productivity in business and with the recent merging of computers and communications, even more substantial gains can be expected.
In the mid 1970s, the first PC’s were developed. They were large mainframe computer and medium size mini-computers at the time, but these systems were the under the control of a small group of computer specialists, and all the average employee ever saw was a computer print-out, or similar type of item. If someone needed information that was not part of the standard reports, they had to submit an official request to the computer operations or programming group, and even if the request was approved, they often had to wait for months or longer for a program to be written to provide the information.
The Personal computer has largely changed all of this. Through the capabilities of a PC which is connected to a Local Area Network (LAN), a user can use various type of software to create the report and obtain the needed information. Although some of the types of software prevalent on a PC were initially developed for mainframe or mini-computers, the capabilities and ease of use of the programs has been substantially improved on PC’s. The most common applications used on business PC’s now are as follows:
- Word Processing (originated on large systems)
- Spreadsheets (originated on large systems).
- Business Graphics (mostly seen on PC’s)
- Data Base systems (originated on large systems)
- Electronic Mail over LAN (original on large systems)
As shown above, the PC has become a very important tool for business. Additional developments such as the growing popularity of the internet and the vast information and business resources it provides, along with other emerging technologies related to PC’s, will allow the PC to continue to provide increased efficiencies and more productivity. The Personal Computer has indeed brought about a revolution in business.
I have been admiring this invention and have been appreciating all the people worked hard for all the progress and we are very enjoying to use today.








Professor: Dr. REDICK
PHIL 326
LE, KIM-CHI
Date: April 9, 2008

The Personal Computer Revolution


Personal computers (PC’S) are becoming a common tool used in most businesses and are also found in many homes. The PC has led to significant improvements in efficiency and productivity in business and with the recent merging of computers and communications, even more substantial gains can be expected.
In the mid 1970s, the first PC’s were developed. They were large mainframe computer and medium size mini-computers at the time, but these systems were the under the control of a small group of computer specialists, and all the average employee ever saw was a computer print-out, or similar type of item. If someone needed information that was not part of the standard reports, they had to submit an official request to the computer operations or programming group, and even if the request was approved, they often had to wait for months or longer for a program to be written to provide the information.
The Personal computer has largely changed all of this. Through the capabilities of a PC which is connected to a Local Area Network (LAN), a user can use various type of software to create the report and obtain the needed information. Although some of the types of software prevalent on a PC were initially developed for mainframe or mini-computers, the capabilities and ease of use of the programs has been substantially improved on PC’s. The most common applications used on business PC’s now are as follows:
- Word Processing (originated on large systems)
- Spreadsheets (originated on large systems).
- Business Graphics (mostly seen on PC’s)
- Data Base systems (originated on large systems)
- Electronic Mail over LAN (original on large systems)
As shown above, the PC has become a very important tool for business. Additional developments such as the growing popularity of the internet and the vast information and business resources it provides, along with other emerging technologies related to PC’s, will allow the PC to continue to provide increased efficiencies and more productivity. The Personal Computer has indeed brought about a revolution in business.
I have been admiring this invention and have been appreciating all the people worked hard for all the progress and we are very enjoying to use today.









Professor: Dr. REDICK
PHIL 326
LE, KIM-CHI
Date: April 9, 2008

The Personal Computer Revolution


Personal computers (PC’S) are becoming a common tool used in most businesses and are also found in many homes. The PC has led to significant improvements in efficiency and productivity in business and with the recent merging of computers and communications, even more substantial gains can be expected.
In the mid 1970s, the first PC’s were developed. They were large mainframe computer and medium size mini-computers at the time, but these systems were the under the control of a small group of computer specialists, and all the average employee ever saw was a computer print-out, or similar type of item. If someone needed information that was not part of the standard reports, they had to submit an official request to the computer operations or programming group, and even if the request was approved, they often had to wait for months or longer for a program to be written to provide the information.
The Personal computer has largely changed all of this. Through the capabilities of a PC which is connected to a Local Area Network (LAN), a user can use various type of software to create the report and obtain the needed information. Although some of the types of software prevalent on a PC were initially developed for mainframe or mini-computers, the capabilities and ease of use of the programs has been substantially improved on PC’s. The most common applications used on business PC’s now are as follows:
- Word Processing (originated on large systems)
- Spreadsheets (originated on large systems).
- Business Graphics (mostly seen on PC’s)
- Data Base systems (originated on large systems)
- Electronic Mail over LAN (original on large systems)
As shown above, the PC has become a very important tool for business. Additional developments such as the growing popularity of the internet and the vast information and business resources it provides, along with other emerging technologies related to PC’s, will allow the PC to continue to provide increased efficiencies and more productivity. The Personal Computer has indeed brought about a revolution in business.
I have been admiring this invention and have been appreciating all the people worked hard for all the progress and we are very enjoying to use today.