A private computer

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 not used with PCs.