Computer Types

There are many types according to capability.

Supercomputers
A Supercomputer is a computer that performs at or near the currently highest operational rate for computer.A Supercomputer is typically used for scientific and engineering applications that must handle very large databases or do a great amount of computation.At any given time, there are usually a few well publicized supercomputers that operate at very latest and always incredible speeds.

Mainframe Computers

A Very large and expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds, or even thousands, of users simultaneously, in the hierarchy that stars with a simple microprocessor at the bottom and moves to supercomputers at the top, mainframe are just below supercomputers.

Servers / Mainframe Computers

A mid sized computer, In size and power, minicomputers lie between workstations and mainframes.

In the past decade, the distinction between large minicomputers and small mainframes has blurred however, as has the distinction between small minicomputers and workstations.

Desktops

There are also called microcomputers. Low-end desktops are called PC's and high-end one Workstations. There are generally consisting of a single processor only, some times 2, along with MB's of memory, and GB's of storage.

Portables

Portable computer is a personal computer that is designed to be easily transported and relocated, but it is larger and less convenient to transport than a notebook computer. The earliest PC's designed for easy transport were called portables.