Computers for Organizations

Some computers handle the needs of many users at the same time. These powerful systems are most often used by organizations, such as businesses or schools, and are commonly found at the heart of the organization's network. Generally, each user interacts with the computer through his or her own device, freeing people from having to wait their turn at a single keyboard and monitor. The largest organizational computers support thousands of individual users at the same time, from thousands of miles away. While some of these large-scale systems are devoted to a special purpose, enabling users to perform only a few specific tasks, many organizational computers are general purpose systems that support a wide variety of tasks.