minicomputer
Mid-sized computing machine
A minicomputer is a class of computer smaller and less powerful than a mainframe but larger than a personal computer.
The term emerged in the 1960s when such machines filled a room rather than a building.
By the 1980s, minicomputers were largely displaced by workstations and servers, making the term mostly historical: The company's old minicomputer still runs their inventory system.
Multinational technology corporation
- HoneywellMultinational technology corporation
- timesharingShared computational resource allocation
- multiuserSupporting multiple simultaneous operators
- terminalAt the endpoint
teletype · BASIC · COBOL · 16-bit · 32-bit · 1970s · 1980s · Nova
Large centralized computer system
- workstationTechnical computing system
- serverOne who attends tables
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- datacenterFacility housing networked computers
scalable · multiuser · cluster · virtualization · fault-tolerant · UNIX · Linux · departmental
Main computing chip
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- interfaceShared connection point
motherboard · storage · firmware · microprocessor · transistor · semiconductor · byte · bit
Primary computer interface
- compactTightly packed together
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- rackFrame for holding items
- towerTall slender edifice
enclosure · chassis · smaller · reduced · affordable · accessible · departmental · office
IBM
Multinational technology corporation
- HoneywellMultinational technology corporation
- timesharingShared computational resource allocation
- multiuserSupporting multiple simultaneous operators
terminal · teletype · BASIC · COBOL · 16-bit · 32-bit · 1970s · 1980s · Nova
mainframe
Large centralized computer system
- workstationTechnical computing system
- serverOne who attends tables
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
datacenter · scalable · multiuser · cluster · virtualization · fault-tolerant · UNIX · Linux · departmental · rack-mounted
CPU
Main computing chip
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
interface · motherboard · storage · firmware · microprocessor · transistor · semiconductor · byte · bit · binary
desktop
Primary computer interface
tower · enclosure · chassis · smaller · reduced · affordable · accessible · departmental · office · laboratory
- computerscomputers, desktop, desktops, laptop, laptops
- processorsCPU, processor, Intel Core, microprocessor, Pentium
- retro computingApple II, ENIAC, IBM PC, Commodore, Atari
- computer hardwareCPU, GPU, motherboard, RAM, hard drive
- timesharingtimeshare, timeslot, multiuser, CPU time, round-robin
minicomputermainframe
Large centralized computer system
supercomputer · mainframe computer · microcomputer · personal computer · desktop computer