Computer sizes and power

Computers can be generally classified by size and power as follows, though there is considerable overlap:

1:Personal computer: A small, single-user computer based on a microprocessor.

2:Workstation: A powerful, single-user computer. A workstation is like a personal computer, but it has a more powerful microprocessor and, in general, a higher-quality monitor.

3:Minicomputer: A multi-user computer capable of supporting up to hundreds of users simultaneously.

4: Mainframe: A powerful multi-user computer capable of supporting many hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously.

5:Supercomputer: An extremely fast computer that can perform hundreds of millions of instructions per second.