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Size and Function:

Supercomputers: Extremely large and powerful computers used for extremely complicated activities such as scientific simulations.

Mainframes are large computers used for critical business activities including managing large amounts of data.

Personal computers are regular computers that you use at home or at work, such as laptops and desktop computers.

Performance:

High-Performance Computers: Extremely fast computers that are employed in science and engineering.

General-Purpose Computers: Standard computers that can do a variety of tasks.

Computers placed within other equipment, such as vehicles or appliances, to make them smart.

RISC vs. CISC architecture: Differences in how computers perceive and execute instructions.

Von Neumann vs. Harvard Architecture: Two ways to structuring a computer's inner workings.

These categories help us understand what kind of jobs a computer is capable of and how it is constructed on the inside.

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