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What is the fastest most expensive computer a Notebook computer a Supercomputer a Microcomputer or a Minicomputer?
Mainframe computers have large memory storage. While minicomputers have small or less memory storage than mainframe computer. ... The processing speed of mainframe computer is faster than minicomputer. While the processing speed of minicomputer is slower than mainframe computer.
What is the size in terms of height and width of a supercomputer and a mainframe computer and a minicomputer?
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What computers are used for central storage and process large amounts of data?
A Mainframe OR A Super computer
How do microcomputer's users gain access to mainframe and minicomputer systems?
Dumb Terminal
What is the difference between a portable computer and a mainframe computer?
the difference is that the mainframe is bigger and more expensive.
A computer which links several PCs together in a network is called a?
The usual term is either a file-server or network server.
what are the clasess of computer?
There are four types in the classifications of the computer by size are Supercomputer, Mainframe computer, Minicomputer, and Micro Computer.
Is a minicomputer larger than a microcomputer?
when the micros and the minis were introduced in the 1960's they differed both in their speed and storage capabilities. minis were usually used in areas where there was a need for multiple users to be logged in simultaneously but now the term minicomputer has become obsolete. microcomputers also have different types handheld, personal digital assistant, Macintosh (MAC), Tablet, Laptop (Notebook) and desktop while minicomputers are less expensive than mainframe computers. Minicomputers are also designed for a single user only.
How many categories are general-purpose computers divided into?
computers are categories into three. these are: 1) Supercomputer 2) Minicomputer 3) Microcomputer
What computer is smaller than a mainframe?
The category of computer that is next smallest after a mainframe is a minicomputer. After that you have the microcomputer which is the proper name for what we know as a PC.
Who created the mini computer?
A minicomputer is a computer of medium power, more than a microcomputer but less than a mainframe. This class of smaller computers were developed in the mid-1960s and a possible candidate for the first early and highly successful minicomputer was Digital Equipment Corporation's (DEC) 12-bit PDP-8 made in the US.
When was mini computer made and where?
A minicomputer is a computer of medium power, more than a microcomputer but less than a mainframe. This class of smaller computers were developed in the mid-1960s and a possible candidate for the first early and highly successful minicomputer was Digital Equipment Corporation's (DEC) 12-bit PDP-8 made in the US.
