Types of Computers By: Ameen Khan Aadam Omar & Anirudh Menon.
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Transcript of Types of Computers By: Ameen Khan Aadam Omar & Anirudh Menon.
Types of Computers
By:Ameen KhanAadam Omar
&Anirudh Menon
Contents:
1) What are the different types of the computer?2) Mainframe Computers3) Microcomputer4) Mini Computer
What are the different types of computers?
I. MainframeII. MicrocomputerIII. Mainframe Computer
Mainframe Computers
• Mainframe computers (usually referred to as “Big Iron”) are powerful computers used mostly by corporate and organizations of critical applications, data processing, etc.
• Mainframe computers run for years without interruptions.
Microcomputers
• A microcomputer is a computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit.
• They are physically small compared to mainframe and microcomputers.
Minicomputer
• A minicomputer is a class of multi-user computers that lies in middle range of computer spectrum, in between the largest multi-user systems (mainframe computers) and the smallest single user systems (microcomputers/ personal computer)