CrossTalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Volume 25, Number 4, July/August 2012

Abstract

Whether or not we are living in a "post-PC" world is often disputed, but there is little question that our lives and computing needs are becoming increasingly mobile. Our computing needs have been trending towards the cloud, with computing increasingly being migrated server side, and raw computing power becoming less and less important. What, then, is the fate of the personal computer as we understand it?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA566675

Entities

People

  • Justin T. Hill

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Cellular Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Mobile Computing
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Personal Computers
  • Smartphones
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tablet Computers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Software Engineering.