A private computer (PC) is a adaptable electronic computer whose size, capability, and price make it feasible for individual use. PCs are intended to be operated directly by an end user, rather than by a computer expert or technician.
"Computers were make-believe to 'compute': to solve complex mathematical problems, but today, due to media dependency and the everyday use of computer, it is see that compute is the least important enthrallment computers do."[1] The computer time-sharing models that were normally used with larger, more cheap minicomputer and mainframe systems, to enable them be used by many people at the same time, are no
t used with PCs.