Describe the different types of computers. What is the most common type? What are the types of microcomputers?

 

The types of computers:

①Supercomputers: they are the most powerful type of computer. These machines are special high-capacity computers used by very large organizations.

②Mainframe computers: they occupy specially wired, air-conditioned rooms. Although not nearly as powerful as supercomputers, mainframe computers are capable of great processing speeds and data storage.

③Minicomputers: they are also known as midrange computers, are refrigerator-sized machines. Medium-sized companies or departments of large companies typically use them for specific purposes.

④Microcomputers: they are the least powerful, yet the most widely used and fastest-growing type of computer.

 

The most common type: Microcomputers

 

The types of microcomputers: desktop, media center, notebook, tablet PC, netbook, and handheld computers.