Types of Microcomputers

• Desktop PCs:  Case or main housing sits on the desktop.
• Tower PCs:  Case sits in a tower on the floor.
• Notebooks:  also called Laptops, lightweight portable computers with built-in monitor, keyboard, hard-disk drive, battery and AC adapter.
• PDAs:  also called handheld computers or palmtops , combine personal organization tools -schedule planners, address books, to-do lists – with the ability in some cases to send e-mail and faxes.