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Minicomputers
These computers are small general-purpose computers with the
capability to serve a number of users simultaneously.
They are used for scientific and engineering computations, business
transaction processing, file handling, and database management.
Minicomputer
Mainframe Computers
These computers are very large, fast, and powerful
computers. Some mainframe computers are so big
that they require as large a space as that of a room.
They are used in big organisations where a large
amount of data is used, such as banks.
Mainframe Computers
Supercomputers
These are the largest and fastest of all types
of computers. 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.
Supercomputers
Info Byte
PARAM was India’s first supercomputer, developed in 1991.
To Sum Up
A computer system is made up of many parts.
The parts of a computer that we can see and touch are called hardware.
The devices that are used to enter data into the computer and give orders are
called input devices.
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is a processing device that works on input
and sends the result to the output devices.
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