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Top Computer Manufacturing Companies of the world include some of the most renowned
computer producing brands such as IBM, Apple and Wipro.
IBM
International Business Machine Corporation which is popularly known as IBM is one of the
biggest name among all the Top Computer Manufacturing Companies. The company was
founded in the year 1889 and is presently headquartered in New York. The company
manufactures and sells computers and other related parts.
APPLE
Compaq
Compaq is also an important computer manufacturing company which has been doing successful
business since 1982. It enjoyed the status of being the largest producer of computer systems for
many years. Now it has merged up with Hewlett-Packard.
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is another important competitor which is the first company to produce x86
series of microprocessor used in personal computers. The company was founded in 1968 and is
headquartered in California, with sub-branches almost in every part of the world.
Lenovo
Lenovo group Limited is the third largest computer manufacturing company in the world and the
largest in Asia Pacific. The company was established in 1984 and is headquartered in North
California, United States.
Supercomputer
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Today, supercomputers are typically one-of-a-kind custom designs produced by
"traditional" companies such as Cray, IBM and Hewlett-Packard, who had purchased
many of the 1980s companies to gain their experience. As of May 2010, the Cray Jaguar
is the fastest supercomputer in the world.
Mainframe Computer
A mainframe (also known as "big iron") is a high-performance computer used for large-
scale computing purposes that require greater availability and security than a smaller-
scale machine can offer. Historically, mainframes have been associated with centralized
rather than distributed computing. IBM emphasizes that their mainframes can be used to
serve distributed users and smaller servers in a computing network.
Workstation
Laptop
A laptop is a personal computer designed for mobile use[1]. A laptop integrates most of
the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing
device (a touchpad, also known as a trackpad, and/or a pointing stick) and speakers into a
single unit. A laptop is powered by mains electricity via an AC adapter, and can be used
away from an outlet using a rechargeable battery. A laptop battery in new condition
typically stores enough energy to run the laptop for three to five hours, depending on the
computer usage, configuration and power management settings. When the laptop is
plugged into the mains, the battery charges, whether or not the computer is running.
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Personal computer
A personal computer (PC) is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities,
and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be
operated directly by an end user with no intervening computer operator.
While early PC owners usually had to write their own programs to do anything useful
with the machines, today's users have access to a wide range of commercial and non-
commercial software, which is provided in ready-to-run or ready-to-compile form. Since
the 1980s, Microsoft and Intel have dominated much of the personal computer market,
first with MS-DOS and then with the Wintel platform.