Smaller computers designed for individual use
are called personal computers.
However, few computer designs have used flip-flops for the bulk of their storage needs.
The first IC's contained a few tens of components; as of 2006, the Intel Core Duo processor contains 151 million transistors.
Tubes, transistors, and transistors on integrated circuits can be used as the "storage" component of the stored-program architecture, using a circuit design known as a flip-flop, and indeed flip-flops are used for small amounts of very high-speed storage.
However, few computer designs have used flip-flops for the bulk of their storage needs.
The first IC's contained a few tens of components; as of 2006, the Intel Core Duo processor contains 151 million transistors.
Tubes, transistors, and transistors on integrated circuits can be used as the "storage" component of the stored-program architecture, using a circuit design known as a flip-flop, and indeed flip-flops are used for small amounts of very high-speed storage.