What is Mac and how it is different from PC?

Answer 1

Macs are made by Apple and run on Mac OS X. PCs are made by Microsoft and run on Windows. Also, Macs are more expensive and get less viruses than PCs because more people target PCs (many more people use PCs). Finally, Macs tend to have a higher quality than PCs, but it depends on what PC you are getting. This should help, too: http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/difference-between-pc-and-mac/. I hope I helped!

Answer 2

There is very little difference between a modern Macintosh and a so-called "PC." They use the same processors, memory, and drives; the same expansion slots, the same input ports, etc... The key differences are:

• The use of EFI as opposed to the traditional BIOS. The BIOS found in most PCs is designed for backwards-compatibility to allow the use of older software and operating systems. As Mac OS X has nothing that tied it to the BIOS, it was free to use an alternative firmware that eliminates some of the shortcomings of the BIOS. EFI is not exclusive to Macs, however; motherboards can be purchased off-the-shelf that support EFI, and some computer retailers use it as well now.
• Non-standard motherboard form factors. The motherboards in all current Macintosh models do not correspond to a form factor found in other retailer's computers, such as ATX or ITX.
• Unique case deigns. Macintosh cases are designed to be slightly more "classy" looking than those found with the standard "white box" PC.
• Incompatible expansion cards. Because of the aforementioned use of EFI, off-the-shelf expansion cards such as graphics cards cannot be used in a Mac. Similar models designed for use with EFI can be purchased from the Apple store, at a typically higher markup price. This,too, will probably change as EFI becomes more widespread.

It really depends what Mac and PC you are comparing each other to. Let's say we are talking about an iMac and a Dell Desktop.

Hardware: The iMac is an all-in-one, meaning the "guts" of the computer are completely encased in the monitor space. This means that the amount of wires you need is much less. iMacs nowadays only need one wire for the whole computer.

A Dell desktop which isn't an all-in-one, has a separate computer tower and monitor, possibly separate speakers aswell. This allows you to change things around, but means wires are common. You will need a wire to connect the monitor to the mains, the PC tower to the mains, 2 wires to connect the monitor to the PC tower and wires to connect the speakers to the PC tower.

The iMac is much simpler design than any PC, with all the ports on the back, and the diskdrive on the side. A PC will have all the ports on the front, and on the back, the fan and all the wires from the back.

The main difference separating a Mac and PC is the Operating System though. Mac uses Mac OS X and PC usually uses Windows.

Answer 3

Macs are personal and pro desktop or laptop computers made by Apple Inc. running operating systems Mac OS X (you can run also Windows) laptops: -MacBook - the basic mac laptop -MacBook Pro - the pro laptop -MacBook Air - the world's thinnest laptop desktops: -Mac mini - the smallest desktop I've ever seen -iMac - all in one desktop (buid in screen) -Mac Pro - pro desktop mp3 players: -iPod shuffle - very small 1GB,2GB -iPod nano - music/photo/video player, 4GB, 8GB -iPod classic - music/photo/video player 80GB/160GB -iPod touch - iPhone like music/photo/video/internet/mail/YouTube/etc. player 8GB/16GB/32GB phones: - iPhone 8GB/16GB other products: -see apple.com for more info visit Apple.com

Answer 4

PC stands for personal computer. A Mac is a personal computer. Many people use the term PC to refer to a personal computer that runs the Windows operating system. A Mac can run the Windows operating system if needed but most people find the Mac's Mac OS X to be better. As Apple create the computer, the operating system and a range of applications that come with a Mac they can offer a well designed and tightly integrated product which is different to the box of bits that you get with a cheaper PC.

Answer 5

Mac's and PC's are both similar machines. Your average Mac is designed for more authoring purposes such as photo editing, video editing etc.