答案1
它们是不同的。PC 通常是指运行 Windows 操作系统的开放平台。相反,MAC 是通常运行 OS X 的封闭平台。之所以使用不同的术语,是因为它们是不同,这些术语可以让您立即了解您所指的生态系统。
答案2
MAC 是产品线 - PC 是技术术语。同样,为什么有人会说 Foo 品牌的产品而不是 Bar 对象
为了适应挑剔(计算机科学术语中使用缩写 mac)
.mac, a file extension for macros in Agilent ChemStation
.Mac, a former name of MobileMe
MAC address, Media Access Control address or Ethernet Hardware Address (EHA)
Mac OS, an operating system of Apple's Macintosh
MAC times, file system metadata which record when an object was last "modified" (contents), "accessed" (read), and "changed" (permissions) (the last one varies between operating systems; for instance, Unix/Linux tracks "change", while Windows tracks "creation" instead)
Macintosh, a brand of personal computers and computer operating systems made by Apple Inc.
Mandatory access control, a type of access control in computer security
Media Access Control, sublayer of Data Link layer
Message authentication code, used to authenticate a message in cryptography
Migration Authorisation Code, a unique code used when switching between DSL Internet service providers in the UK
Mission Assurance Category, a designation used in the United States Department of Defense, reflecting the importance of an information system for the successful completion of a DoD mission, especially in regard to availability and integrity
Multiplexed Analogue Components
Multiply–accumulate or Multiplier–accumulator
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