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Minicomputer

                 A minicomputer,  also known  as  mini,  is a  type  of computer  that  is
                 bigger,  more expensive, and more powerful  than a microcomputer.
                 It  can  contain  one  or  more  microprocessors  as  its processing  units.
                 This  type  of  computer  is  mainly  used  for  scientific  and  engineering
                 computations.  A  minicomputer  has  the  capability  to  serve  a  number
                 of users simultaneously. It is also known as a small or midsize server
                 computer.  Some  common  examples  of minicomputers are  PDP-11,
                 PDP-8, HP-3000, etc.
                                                                                                    Minicomputer
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                  A server is also a computer that provides data and other services to other computers. It is
                  used in offices where many computers are connected to each other, allowing them to share
                  resources and communicate effectively.

                 Mainframe Computers
                 Mainframe computers are very large, fast, powerful, and
                 more  expensive than  minicomputers. They  can  have
                 multiple microprocessors as their processing units. Some
                 mainframe  computers  are  so big  that  they  require  as
                 much space as a room.
                 Mainframe computers are generally used in big
                 organisations where a large amount of data is used, such
                 as banks. Examples of  mainframe  computers  are  IBM
                 zSeries, IBM 4381, ICL 39, etc.                                         Mainframe Computers

                                                             Supercomputers

                                                             Supercomputers are the largest and fastest of all  types
                                                             of computers.  Even  some supercomputers  require
                                                             as much space as a floor of a building. The cost of a
                                                             supercomputer is very high. They can process a very
                                                             large amount of data quickly.

                                                             They  are  used  in  very  big  organisations  and
                                                             government departments to do tasks such as weather
                                                             forecasting and rocket launching. PARAM was India’s
                            Supercomputers
                                                             first supercomputer, developed in 1991. Some other
                 examples of supercomputers are PACE, Titan, Sunway TaihuLight, Pratyush, Mihir, etc.

                     SOME OTHER SPECIAL COMPUTERS

                 Apart from the types of computers that we have discussed in the previous sections, some other
                 types of computers are embedded computers and handheld computers. Let us learn about these
                 computers in detail.




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