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PC Form Factors 2 Creation Consumption Form Factors 1) Thin Client 2) AIO 3) Ultrabook 4) Notebook 5) Zero Client 6) Tablet 7) Phablet 8) Workstation 9) Terminal 10) Smart Phone 11) Desktop

Desktop PC Form Factors 3 AIO SFF Desktop and Tower The Original1970 era terminal Full Tower, gaming system NUC and Mac mini

The PC on the road 4 The luggableNotebookUltrabook convertible Tablet PhabletSmart Phones

PC “Impersonators” 5 Dumb Terminal Thin Client Zero Client

Client OS OSDescription Windows XP/Vista/7/8Mainstream desktop operating system, adapted to mobile platforms OS XUnix derivative (FreeBSD), used by Apple Linux, Ubuntu, fedora, etc.Open source OS used primarily in closed ecosystems and by enthusiasts Windows RTPurpose built OS for tablet devices, does not run Windows applications. iOSMobile OS used exclusively on Apple devices, targeting consumers AndroidMobile OS, open source widely used on phones and tablets, targeting consumers, business Windows Phone 8Mobile OS, for phones, targeting consumers, business Blackberry xPurpose built OS built for phones, targeting business 6

There and Back Again 7 Scaled Up MainframeScaled Out Server Room Blade Server1U Server 2U server

Server OS OSDescription Windows Server 2003/2008/2012Mainstream server OS follows traditional close source model but with many interoperability features. Linux, Red Hat, SUSEMainstream open source operating system, revenue derived from application support. UNIX, Solaris, HP-UX, IBM-AIXUsed in big iron environments that are built using a single vendors hardware software stack. 8

What did you just say? 9 TERMDEFINITION SERVERA computer system that was purpose built to provide compute resources to multiple users. CLUSTERINGCombines the resources of two or more servers so workloads and other resources can be shared. SERVER POLICIESThese are rules that the server OS implements to keep data secure and to manage resources. FAULT TOLERANCE HIGH AVAILABILITY The ability of a system or part of a system to survive a break down.

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