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COMPUTER CATEGORIES
Computers, like insects, are grouped into categories. As individuals, we use the smaller
categories: smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops. ese are used in business as well.
However, enterprise-level tasks require larger computers. You are less likely to have seen
those.
Larger computers are categorized as servers, mainframes, and supercomputers.
Servers are computers that serve something—data, web pages, or the use of an application—
to other computers. e other computers are called clients.
In theory, any computer can be a server. By analogy, any car can be a police car if it’s
painted ...