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