ComputersInternetComputer securityDatabasesComputer crimesComputer programsComputer specialistsYear 2000 computer problemCriminal investigationAdult educationEducationBroadcastingLibrariesLiteracyOccupational trainingPublishingCommunicationsChild pornographyPornographyEngineersTechnologyTelephonesCultureRentPublic registriesOffenses against propertyAuthorsRecordingsComputer programmersCyberneticsElectronic commerceScienceTelecommutingFacsimile transmissionGeological mappingInternational Telecommunication UnionLibrariansPharmacists' assistantsElectronic mailRight of privacyElectronic signaturesIdentity theftE-GovernmentGovernment warehousesWarehouse managementBiometricsWebcastingBusiness servicesRecords managementAutomationPersonal computers Refers to programmable electronic machines that respond to a specific set of instructions or codes, that execute accordingly, and that store data and programs, regardless of size, amount of powr, or application (e.g., mainframe computers, minicomputers, or personal computers). This term generally refers to computer hardware, but can be used in the broadest sense to also cover software. May be assigned when the subject is information technology or information systems in general.