• Micro Center
    Micro Center
    3.5
    240
    747 Bethel Rd, Columbus
    CLOSE · 09:00 - 21:00 ·
    "Run, don't walk, AWAY from the service center at this location. I'm stunned at how little they knew about fixing a keyboard on a Dell laptop. \n\nIt took them a week to misdiagnose the problem. Then I took it back to them again and they decided it would take another week to totally replace to keyboard. \n\nNot wanting to wait another week, I went to Geek Squad. They looked at the computer, typed in a solution to fix an apparently "well known" glitch in Windows and solved my keyboard issues. Took two minutes and they didn't even charge me. GEEK SQUAD ROCKS!!!"
  • Best Buy
    Best Buy
    2.5
    44
    10346 E US Highway 36, Avon
    CLOSE · 10:00 - 22:00 · +1 317-271-5690
    "I thought today was my lucky day but was eventually very disappointed! I found the Starlink Internet Service system listed for $349.99 on the internet at Best Buy and decided that price point was good enough for me but to my surprise on visiting this store, the actual price was $279.99 due to an early Black Friday sale already in progress on Veterans Day. The purchase includes the satellite dish, the router, and the necessary equipment for a simple DYI install. \n\nHowever, since I am still recovering from hip surgery, I decided to let their installers come out to the house and take care of the installation. I had previously used Best Buy to install a 180 degree swing wall mount and mount a 60 inch TV back in the day when it took two people to pick up the heavier televisions. I was completely satisfied with that job and looked forward to another successful installation involving a lot more work. But the installation didn't happen. \n\nBest Buy used a third party company to do the installation. They gave me a 12 hour window installation date of the following day or the day after. I chose the latter to fit my schedule. On that day I received a three hour window late in the day plus a phone call from the installer but he still couldn't make it on time. And he failed to install the equipment blaming Best Buy didn't give him all of the necessary equipment to perform the job.\n\nI called the number in the text and spoke to a person with such a heavy accent I was unable to understand what she was saying. She transferred me to someone at Best Buy who couldn't speak much better and could not reschedule me blaming their computer system. Now I am ready to return the Starlink for a full refund. I don't trust the installation company at all because I feel that if your business is installing Starlink systems, you should already have all of the necessary equipment to perform said installation and not rely on the merchant. Therefore I was not willing to reschedule. I did in-fact return the system for a full refund."
  • Best Buy
    Best Buy
    2.5
    61
    3220 Nicholasville Rd, Lexington
    CLOSE · 10:00 - 22:00 · +1 859-272-0024
    "My gaming pc quit on me a few days ago and I took it over to Best Buy off of Nicholasville road where I met tristen and Seph at geek squad . They were absolutely amazing, very knowledgeable and professional. they told me exactly what I needed and why. they went above and beyond to help me. they even cleaned it and updated all of my software(even the stuff I didn't know existed). Everything is now running great and I couldn't ask for anyone else when handling my tech problems. Thank you guys very much and I hope this helps!"
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Computer | Definition, History, Operating Systems, & Facts | Britannica
A computer is a programmable device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Learn more in this article about modern digital electronic computers and their design, constituent parts, and applications as well as about the history of computing.
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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 data, calculating algorithms, and displaying information.
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Computer - Technology, Invention, History | Britannica
Computer - Technology, Invention, History: By the second decade of the 19th century, a number of ideas necessary for the invention of the computer were in the air.
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Computer - History, Technology, Innovation | Britannica
Computer - History, Technology, Innovation: A computer might be described with deceptive simplicity as “an apparatus that performs routine calculations automatically.”
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Personal computer (PC) | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
personal computer (PC), a digital computer designed for use by only one person at a time.
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Computer science | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica
Computer science is the study of computers and computing, including their theoretical and algorithmic foundations, hardware and software, and their uses for processing information.
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computer summary | Britannica
Computer, device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Computer once meant a person who did computations, but now the term almost universally refers to automated electronic machinery.
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computer - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
Computer software is divided into two basic types—the operating system and application software. The operating system controls how the different parts of hardware work together. Application software gives the computer instructions for doing specific tasks, such as word processing or playing games.
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Computer - Home Use, Microprocessors, Software | Britannica
Computer - Home Use, Microprocessors, Software: Before 1970, computers were big machines requiring thousands of separate transistors. They were operated by specialized technicians, who often dressed in white lab coats and were commonly referred to as a computer priesthood.
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Computer - Memory, Storage, Processing | Britannica
Computer - Memory, Storage, Processing: The earliest forms of computer main memory were mercury delay lines, which were tubes of mercury that stored data as ultrasonic waves, and cathode-ray tubes, which stored data as charges on the tubes’ screens.