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Differentiate between minicomputer, microcomputer and mainframe

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Differentiate between minicomputer, microcomputer and mainframe

Posted by Mira Shirke 2 years, 10 months ago

CBSE > Class 03 > Computer

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S.No	Mainframe	Minicomputer
1.	In mainframe computers, large size of disk is used.	While in a minicomputer, small size of disk is used.
2.	Mainframe computers have large memory storage.	While minicomputers have small or less memory storage than mainframe computer.
3.	The processing speed of mainframe computer is faster than minicomputer.	While the processing speed of minicomputer is slower than mainframe computer.
4.	Mainframe computer is costlier than minicomputers.	Whereas minicomputers’s cost is less or it is inexpensive.
5.	The first microcomputer was invented by the team leader Bill Pentz.	The first successful mainframe computer is invented by IBM.
6.	Mainframe computers support thousand or millions of users simultaneously.	Whereas minicomputers support hundreds of users at a time.
7.	Mainframe computers can have a processing speed in the range of 3-4 MIPS to as high as 100 MIPS.	Whereas minicomputers can have a processing speed in the range of 10 to 30 MIPS.

A mainframe computer, informally called a mainframe or big iron, is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing.

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