Most Common Types of Computers Available Today And Their Best Uses/Jobs

• Supercomputers

• Mainframe Computers

• Minicomputers

• Microcomputers

Supercomputers

A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose

computer. supercomputer, any of a class of extremely powerful computers. The term is commonly
applied to the fastest high-performance systems available at any given time.

Such computers have been used primarily for scientific and engineering work requiring exceedingly high-
speed computations.

Mainframe Computers

Mainframe Computers are high-performance computers with large amounts of memory and processors
that process billions of simple calculations and transactions in real time.

Mainframe Computers are primarily used by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data
processing for tasks such as censuses, large-scale transaction processing, industry and consumer
statistics, and applications that require high resiliency, security, and agility.

Minicomputers

A minicomputer is a type of computer that possesses most of the features and capabilities of a large
computer but is smaller in physical size. Minicomputer can support multi-users at a time or you can say
that minicomputer is a multiprocessing system.

Minicomputers are used for entertainment, gaming, and other computing tasks such as scientific
computations, business-transaction processing, database management, file handling, etc. It is useful for
small organizations.

Microcomputers

A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer with a microprocessor as its central

processing unit. It includes a microprocessor, memory, and input/output facilities.
microcomputers have been used for applications including data and word processing, electronic
spreadsheets, professional presentation and graphics programs, communications and database
management systems.