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List the different types of computers and describe what each is best used for.
 
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The different types of computers and their primary use are:
 Desktops: personal computers that are not intended to be portable. They usually have separate components that include a system unit, keyboard, monitor, and mouse, but some have the system unit integrated into the monitor.
 Mobile computers: smaller computing devices that are designed to be portable with all components encased together. There are several types of mobile computers. Laptop is a self-contained unit that is the traditional portable computer; ultrabook is a thinner and lighter type of laptop that does not include an optical drive and typically has a solid-state drive as an internal storage device. 2-in-1 PC is similar to a touchscreen laptop, but offers the capability to convert into a tablet-like device.
 Tablets: A mobile computer integrated into a touch-sensitive screen.
 Smartphones: A device that is used to make phone calls over a cellular network, that also has input, output, processing, and storage capabilities. Smartphones are equipped with a variety of sensors and other technologies such as GPS, cameras, microphones, and speakers. They are distinguished from cell phones due to their ability to connect to the Internet.
 Supercomputer: Extremely powerful computers that contain massive parallel and multi-core processors used in processing computationally intensive tasks.
 Mainframe: Fast and powerful computer systems that are frequently used to manage large amounts of data, computations, and transactions from multiple users at the same time.
 Embedded computer: Specifically designed computer chip that resides in another device to perform a specific task.

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