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  1. Personal computer (PC) | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 27, 2025 · personal computer (PC), a digital computer designed for use by only one person at a time.

  2. Computer | Definition, History, Operating Systems, & Facts

    Oct 17, 2025 · A computer is a programmable device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Learn more in this article about modern digital electronic computers and their …

  3. What is a computer? | Britannica

    Oct 20, 2025 · A computer is a machine that can store and process information. Most computers rely on a binary system, which uses two variables, 0 and 1, to complete tasks such as storing …

  4. Pentagon | History & Features | Britannica

    1 day ago · Pentagon, large five-sided building in Arlington county, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, including all three …

  5. K | History, Etymology, & Pronunciation | Britannica

    History, etymology, and pronunciation of k, the 11th letter of the alphabet. It has changed its shape less perhaps than any other letter in the history of the alphabet. The sound represented …

  6. Computer - Technology, Invention, History | Britannica

    Oct 17, 2025 · The mill was the calculating unit, analogous to the central processing unit (CPU) in a modern computer; the store was where data were held prior to processing, exactly …

  7. List of presidents of the United States | U.S. Presidents, Presidential ...

    As the head of the government of the United States, the president is arguably the most powerful government official in the world. The president is elected to a four-year term via an electoral …

  8. Articles of Confederation | Summary, Date, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 4, 2025 · The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis (at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781), oil on canvas by John Trumbull, completed in 1820; in the U.S. …

  9. List of current United States senators - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia (whose tenure lasted more than 51 years, from January 3, 1959, to June 28, 2010) is the longest-serving member in U.S. Senate history, followed by Daniel K. …

  10. Wikipedia | Definition, Encyclopedia, History, & Facts | Britannica

    6 days ago · Owners of enslaved people in the South reacted to the 1831 Nat Turner slave revolt in Virginia by passing laws to discourage antislavery activism and prevent the teaching of …