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The iMac is all-in-one desktop computer that has a slimmer design in aluminum casings with faster chips and glossy screens and is up to $300 cheaper then their predecessors.
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­­There are a lot of terms used to describe computers. Most of these words imply the size, expected use or capability of the computer. While the term computer can apply to virtually any device that has a microprocessor in it, most people think of a computer as a device that receives input from the user through a mouse or keyboard, processes it in some fashion and displays the result on a screen.

Do you know the different types of computers? See the next page to get started with the first computer type.