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Figure 2.3: Engineering workstation computer with multiple monitors

Minicomputers
Minicomputers are designed to support
multiple users at a time. These computers
have large storage capacities and operate
at a higher speed. Minicomputers are used
in systems that involve many users (multi-
user systems) in which multiple users work
on the same computer simultaneously,
and large volumes of data are processed.
Minicomputers can also be used as servers
in local area networks (LANs). Figure 2.4
shows examples of minicomputers. Figure 2.4: Examples of Minicomputers

Mainframe computers

Mainframe computers are very powerful computer. They also have a very large
storage capacity, and they can handle the workloads of many users. The mainframe
is the workhorse of the business world. It is the heart of a network of computers or
terminals that allows hundreds of people to work a simultaneously on the same data.
Mainframe computers are commonly used to control large networks in business
companies such as Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Network (MSN). Such companies

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