Type of computers

Computers all around us.  Today the personal computer (PC) is a very powerful full tool, and we can use it not only to perform calculations much more quickly than a person can, it can also do many complex tasks simultaneously. This type of computer is also called a microcomputer. Less than 20 years ago with the same processing power would have filled an entire room.
Today, as computers keep getting smaller, power and speed are the main characteristics by which we can differentiate among various types of computers.

Large Systems


A supercomputer is considered to be the fastest type of computer available today. It is very expensive due to the amount of information that needs to be processed on a daily basis.
Supercomputer generally have specialized software programs installed and re typically used for scientific and engineering tasks such as resource exploration, animation, nuclear energy research, biology, medicine or forecasting weather. Typically, it can handle very large databases and perform a huge number of calculations very quickly.

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