ᵪA very powerful multi-user device

ᵪRelatively inexpensive

ᵪThe speed increase day by day

ᵪThe most important part of a microcomputer is Microprocessor.

Microcomputer

ᵪRunning office applications

ᵪCAD Design

ᵪEditing videos

ᵪCreating and playing music

ᵪAccessing the internet for research, work and entertainment.

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​Microcomputer

ᵪUse flash memory (Flash drive) instead of hard disk

ᵪStorage is up to 20-120 GB

ᵪProcess slower than the laptop.

ᵪSmaller than a laptop.

ᵪSpecifically designed to be ultra lightweight and small enough to carry in one hand.

Microcomputer

Laptop

Tablets

​Microcomputer

ᵪQuite thinner and have  a flat surface.

ᵪHaving a touch screen which using only finger

ᵪView the screen both portrait and landscape

ᵪConnect to the internet using Wi-fi or 3G.

ᵪAnother name for the mobile phone is the smartphone.

ᵪMobile phones improves capability with extra sensors like gyroscope.

ᵪContain GPS chips to pick up your exact location.

ᵪUses touch screen technology

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​Moblie Phone

​Microcomputer

×A single chip the contain all the elements that are essential for computer.

×Example

×RAM, ROM, CPU CLOCK

​×Another name is micro-controller

×Main purpose is to control the function of a  device

​embedded computers