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BTE 210 Final Exam Professor Korogodsky/exam study guide/questions and answers/verified A+ Types of Computers - correct answers-supercomputers, mainframe computers, minicomputers (midrange computers), Desktop PC, thin client systems, and Laptop + Notebook What is a supercomputer? - correct an...

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