Differentiate between different types of computer based on characteristics
Personal computer
Supercomputers
Mainframe computer
Minicomputer
Different among personal computer
Different among mainframe and supercomputer
less expensive
more expensive
less powerful
smaller
more powerful
used by 1 person
Portable computers
Desktop
desktop
minitower
similine
full tower
notebooks
sub notebooks
laptops
the fastest
the largest
most powerful
Used to tackle problems:
weather forecasting
model climate change
powerful computer
used by organizations for critical applications
Typically bulk data processing
industry and consumer statistic
enterprise resource planning
census
financial transaction processing