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Prepared By: DIRO, ANISAH S. Subject: Com. Sci. Instructor: Course: BEED-Gen. Ed

This document discusses different types of computers including mainframe computers, minicomputers, laptop/notebook computers, and palmtop computers. It provides details on their defining characteristics such as size, processing power, number of supported users, and hardware components. Mainframe computers are large, support thousands of users simultaneously, provide strong security, and can expand capacity easily. Minicomputers are smaller than mainframes and support multi-user access. Laptops were originally designed to be portable desktop replacements while notebooks were thinner and lighter with fewer features. Palmtop computers were the earliest computers small enough to fit in a hand but lacked keyboards.

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Prepared By: DIRO, ANISAH S. Subject: Com. Sci. Instructor: Course: BEED-Gen. Ed

This document discusses different types of computers including mainframe computers, minicomputers, laptop/notebook computers, and palmtop computers. It provides details on their defining characteristics such as size, processing power, number of supported users, and hardware components. Mainframe computers are large, support thousands of users simultaneously, provide strong security, and can expand capacity easily. Minicomputers are smaller than mainframes and support multi-user access. Laptops were originally designed to be portable desktop replacements while notebooks were thinner and lighter with fewer features. Palmtop computers were the earliest computers small enough to fit in a hand but lacked keyboards.

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Prepared by: DIRO, ANISAH S. Subject: Com. Sci.

Instructor: Course: BEED- Gen. Ed.

MAINFRAME COMPUTER
One of the first types of computers to the used commercially was the mainframe. This
system operates by sharing a processor between a large number of ‘dumb terminals’. These
terminals are composed of a monitor and a keyboard, but they do not have their own processor,
hence the term ‘dumb’.
The advantage of mainframe has many advantages as well as disadvantages. From the
last 50 years, there was a great revolution in mainframe computer in all field like size, processing
speed, data transfer speed, security, and flexibility.
 Mainframe computers are provides a great security against the attack of virus, warm,
spyware, malware. Encryption techniques like file encryption, dataset and encryption,
clustering encryption empower security.
 Mainframe computers are compatible with all types of software and hardware.
Because different user connects with servers along with different hardware and
software. On their system. They can easily communicate with server-side without any
interrupt.
 Mainframe computer deals with thousands of users to execute their instructions
simultaneously. And can store.
 Without disturbing process on the computer we can add storage, processors or
memory and extend its capacity.
With some advantages, it has some disadvantages
 A mainframe computer is expensive. It is not easy to purchase a mainframe as a
comparison to the microcomputer. The microcomputer is handled by the single user,
but mainframe handled many users. Installation is not easy.

MINICOMPUTER
Is also known as mini. It is a class of small computers that was introduced into the world
in the mid-1960s. A minicomputer is a computer which has all the features of a large size
computer, but its size is smaller than those. A minicomputer lies between the mainframe and the
microcomputer because its size is smaller than the former one and larger than latter one. A
minicomputer is also called as a mid-range computer. Minicomputers are mainly multi-users
systems where more than one user can work simultaneously.
Minicomputers – Can support multi-users at a time or you can say that minicomputer is
a multiprocessing system. Also, the power of processing of minicomputers is not large than the
power of mainframe and supercomputers. These minicomputers can do time-sharing, batch
processing, and online processing.
The areas where minicomputers have been traditionally applied in information
handling are:
 Circulation
 Cataloguing
 Series control
 Management
 Acquisitions
 Communication
 Information retrieval
Advantages of Minicomputer
 They are easy to use.
 They can fit anywhere.
 They are small and very portable.
 They are easy to carry .
 As compared to their size, they are fast.
 The hold a charge for a long time.
 They did not require a carefully controlled operation.
 They are more reliable.

Disadvantages of Minicomputer
 Some minicomputers don’t have USB ports.
 Minicomputers do not have any CD/DVD drive.
 The user many not be familiar with the operating system.
 The keyboard can be small for fast typists.
 In this, generally, there is not much storage on board.
 It can be small to do certain project.
LAPTOP AND NOTEBOOK COMPUTER
Laptop computer – The laptop was originally designed to be similar to a desktop, but be
small and light enough to be used sitting in your lap. For this reason, years ago, you would find
that a laptop had more features than notebooks did, but the trade-off was being larger and heavier
than a notebook. This is because the notebook style of portable computers was for mobility, not
portability. To be a more mobile device, the notebook was a thinner design and it weighed less
than the laptop, simply because it didn’t come packed with features and multiple devices and
drives.
Notebook computer – Would have a smaller display than a laptop, fever internal drives
( hard drive or CD/DVD-ROM – depending on the year manufactured), and the sound,
modem, and such would be integrated – not separate upgradable hardware devices. Laptops were
considered to be desktop replacements; portable computers with features, functions, and options
comparable to your desktop computer.
When we first compiled information for this article in 2008 there was still a difference
laptop and notebook computers. By 2012, however, we could see the term laptop used less
frequently because a portable “comparable to desktop” system could easily lead to heat
discomfort and possible injury if left in your lap for extended periods of time. By calling a laptop
a notebook, it basically removes the association that device is well-suited to being used only on
your lap.
PALMTOP COMPUTER
A palmtop computer is an electronic device that has many of the same features as a
computer and fits in the palm of your hand. A good example of an early palmtop computer is the
PalmPilot, as shown in the picture. Because of their size, early palmtop computers did not have a
keyboard or Mouse and often relied on a pen that used Gaffiti or something similar.
The term “palmtop computer” was an early term used when computers were big and
cumbersome and small cell phones and even smartphones were not yet invented. Today, this
term is rarely used to describe a computer that fits in your hand because of the invention of the
smartphone.

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