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These are used in various places like home, shops, schools, etc. to do different jobs.
                 Microcomputer is also known as personal computer.


                  Minicomputer

                 These  are  more  powerful,  faster,  have  more  memory  space  and are  larger  than

                 microcomputers. These  are multi-user computers, which  can support up to two
                 hundred users at the same time. These are used in places like banks. Minicomputer

                 is also called Midrange Computer.                                                                          DISCOVER COMPUTERS












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                  Mainframe Computer


                 These are large computers. They are faster and have greater memory space than
                 minicomputers. These are also multi-user Computers, capable of supporting hundreds,

                 or even thousands of users at the same time. These are used by large companies or
                 government agencies to store large amount of data in a centralised location. These

                 are mostly used for scientific research. Mainframe Computer is also called big iron.
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