| We see more and more kinds of computers | | | | levels and to the fact that they can be used all |
| nowadays, but we don't really categorize them. If | | | | the time. Also, they have the ability to use more |
| you want to know more about the different | | | | operating systems and to support a large |
| types of computers we have out there, here are | | | | computer network. |
| some things about this. The best criterion to use | | | | Then, there is the enterprise server, which forms |
| for this categorization is the way we use them. | | | | the intranet and which plays a very important role |
| Thus, we have supercomputers, enterprise | | | | within a company. If your system cannot work |
| servers, mini-computers, workstations, PCs, | | | | even for a few minutes, the damages are a lot |
| laptops, PDAs and wearable computers. Let's take | | | | bigger than if you bought and installed another |
| a look at them. | | | | system instead. Then, the mini-computer is |
| First of all, we have the supercomputers, which is | | | | somewhere between the mainframe computer |
| a computer with a very big processing power and | | | | and the PC. Also, the workstation is a system |
| which is generally capable of working in real time | | | | which has been created for only one user at once |
| and of producing the information in the same | | | | and it outruns a PC, especially when it comes to |
| place where it is used. Then, we have the term | | | | info processing and to multitasking. |
| "mainframe computer", which defines a sort of | | | | Obviously, we all recognize a personal computer |
| very fast computers, which are used for | | | | and the things we can do with such a machine |
| processing information from the bank system. | | | | and the same goes for the laptop, which more |
| These computers stand out due to their very | | | | and more people turn to nowadays because it is |
| large storage capacity, to their high input/output | | | | very practical, comfortable and portable. |