Types of Computers How many can you name?

Desktop Microcomputers A personal computer based on a microprocessor This is what you probably have at home

Work Station A desktop computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer This is what you have at school

Laptop or Notebook A portable computer small enough to use on one’s lap Laps come in all sizes; laptops generally do not

Mainframe A large, powerful, expensive computer system capable of accommodating hundreds of users doing different computing tasks. I used the WANG system in my earlier years

Handheld Compact enough to be used or operated while being held in the hand or hands: a hand-held video camera Some of these double as phones

Answers these questions: What kind of computer do most people have at home? A desktop computer is generally more powerful than what? What is another name for a laptop? The Wang system which supplied services to hundreds of thousands of users is an example of what? What is the smallest of all computers?

Now Make Your Own Show Your show should review all the different kinds of computers Each computer needs a graphic (not the one I used) to show the type of computer it is Do something spectacular with your show (hyperlinks, interesting animations, creative graphic design)