[The physician and personal computers--applications of the personal computer]

Nowadays the personal computer is being used in a broad range of activities. Its user is also its operator, directly controlling the process. The paper describes both hardware and software, the structure of the PC, its input and output equipment, basic principles of work with a PC, programs and programming, as well as computer languages. A classification of personal computers is presented and the most frequently used types are assessed. (Fig. 6, Ref. 15.).