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    Mainframes are large computers that can occupy an entire room and are used for elaborate calculations. Workstations are desktop computers used for complex calculations and simulations. There are various types of smaller, more portable computers like desktops, notebooks, netbooks, PDAs, and embedded systems which range in size and are used for tasks like office work, presentations, personal use, and controlling devices.

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    Mainframes are large computers that can occupy an entire room and are used for elaborate calculations. Workstations are desktop computers used for complex calculations and simulations. There are various types of smaller, more portable computers like desktops, notebooks, netbooks, PDAs, and embedded systems which range in size and are used for tasks like office work, presentations, personal use, and controlling devices.

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    Mainframes are large computers that can occupy an entire room and are used for elaborate calculations. Workstations are desktop computers used for complex calculations and simulations. There are various types of smaller, more portable computers like desktops, notebooks, netbooks, PDAs, and embedded systems which range in size and are used for tasks like office work, presentations, personal use, and controlling devices.

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    What types of computers are there?

    Mainframes Workstation Desktop Computer Notebook Netbook PDAs Embedded systems Final users Research institutes Engineers that create graphics

    The owner that The owner, and buy it, or any any person that relative of t5he needs it. owner

    The final owner

    The official owner

    Users that need it

    Size

    Can occupy a whole room

    Same size as desktop computer

    Small

    Larger than screen Portable. Screen Small enough Small sizes than laptops. sizes of 10-9 to be held in computers Approx 15 inches inches. the hand. Like inside cars, a mobile microwave Without optical phone drives

    Functions

    Elaborate and complex calculations

    Elaborate and complex calculations, used to offer more than performance than laptops Simulations

    Office tasks

    Office task Personal tasks

    Presentations for personal work or surfing the information web manager

    They control de operation of devices

    Application

    Weather forecast

    Office use

    Satisfy the owner Helps to navigate input Particular tasks necessities or in work information or navigate

    Characteristic

    High energy consumption

    Single user at the time

    Use electricity

    Is portable

    Low power consumption

    Is portable

    Real time computing

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