2006-08-13 20:06:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Those definitions can be found at these links:
Microcomputer- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcomputer
Minicomputer- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer
Mainframe Computer- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainframe_Computer
2006-08-13 20:11:42 · answer #1 · answered by cornelius_joe 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Microcomputer : A category of computer that is generally used for personal computing, for small business computing, and as a workstation attached to large computers or to other small computers on a network.
Minicomputer : a computer that is between a mainframe and a microcomputer in size and capacity. It generally can serve between 10 and 100 users simultaneously.
Mainframe : A high-level computer designed for intensive computational tasks and used by large corporations. Mainframes are often shared by multiple users connected to the computer via terminals. Originally refers to the cabinet containing the CPU of a room-sized batch-processing machine.
2006-08-14 04:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by Brody 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Micro these are the small computers like calculators. Mini is something like you laptops and desktops while mainframe is the giant computer that can store billions and billions of files
2006-08-14 03:10:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋