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Types of Computers. By: Celine Eckert and Nima Toutounchi. Mainframe Computers. Nick name is big iron. used by corporate and governmental organizations.
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Types of Computers By: Celine Eckert and NimaToutounchi
Mainframe Computers • Nick name is big iron. • used by corporate and governmental organizations. • bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing. • Established in 1916.
Microcomputers • They are physically small compared to mainframe and minicomputers. • Was common during the 1970s and 1980s • a computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit.