| A | B |
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| Desktop PC | designed to sit on top of or under a desk. Used by one person at a time, Powered by electricity and made up of separate devices |
| Laptop | Combines all the separate devices of a PC into one unit. It can be carried around and powered by electricity or battery |
| Tablet | Is a large, touch sensitive screen with a virtual keyboard. It can be controlled by a finger. |
| Mainframe | LARGE computer. Many users can access using separate computers at the same time. Requires a team of people to operate them. Stores and processes hughe amounts of information |
| Server | A compouter that provides services for other computers on a network |
| File Server | stores users' files |
| web server | Serves out web pages |
| Mail server | Provides email services |
| Game console | Compouters that usually have disc drive for loading games and powerful processors to create realistic graphics. They can connect to the internet |
| Embedded computer | a small silicon chip that carries out stored instructions. |
