Mini computers V/s micro computers

Mini computers are the type of computers which perform data processing activities in the same way as the mainframe but on a smaller scale. Data is usually input by means of a keyboard. As the name implies, a minicomputer is small computer same as microprocessor and may be called a scaled down mainframe as the processor and the peripherals are physically smaller. These are developed for process control and system monitoring, etc.

Microcomputer is a fully fledged computer system that uses a microprocessor as it CPU; these are also called personal computers. Microcomputers were first available for use in 1970s. Chip refers to any self-contained integrated circuit. a microcomputer is often called micro because it is small in size and containing small processor on a single silicon chip which is mounted on a circuit board with other chips containing the computer’s internal memory in the form of read only memory and random access memory.