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CLASSIFICATIONS OF

COMPUTER
ACCORDING TO PURPOSE
➢ GENERAL-PURPOSE COMPUTERS. THESE COMPUTERS
ARE DESIGNED TO SOLVE WIDE VARIETY OF PROBLEMS
FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS. THE HARDWARE AND THE
SOFTWARE OF SUCH SYSTEM ARE ADAPTABLE TOTALLY
DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS. THESE COMPUTER ARE
USED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSE LIKE INVENTORY
CONTROL, RECORD KEEPING , ACCOUNTING, PAYROLL
ETC.
ACCORDING TO PURPOSE
➢ SPECIAL-PURPOSE COMPUTERS. THESE
COMPUTERS ARE DESIGNED TO HANDLE A
SPECIFIC PROBLEM OR TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC
TASK. EXAMPLES: COLLECTING HIGHWAY TOLLS,,
AIRLINE RESERVATIONS, SATELLITE TRACKING
CONTROL AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL.
ACCORDING TO DATA
HANDLED

▪ ANALOG COMPUTER
▪ DIGITAL COMPUTER
▪ HYBRID COMPUTER
ANALOG COMPUTER
A COMPUTING MACHINE THAT
OPERATES ON DATA IN FORM OF
CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE PHYSICAL
QUANTITIES IS KNOWN AS ANALOG
COMPUTER. THESE COMPUTERS DO
NOT DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE
NUMBERS.
DIGITAL
COMPUTER
 A COMPUTER THAT OPERATES WITH
INFORMATION, NUMERICAL OR
OTHERWISE, REPRESENTED IN A
DIGITAL FORM IS KNOWN AS DIGITAL
COMPUTER. DIGITAL COMPUTERS CAN
GIVE THE RESULTS WITH MORE
ACCURACY AND AT A FASTER RATE.
HYBRID COMPUTER
HYBRID COMPUTER INCORPORATED THE
MEASURING FEATURE OF AN ANALOG
COMPUTER AND COUNTING FEATURE OF A
DIGITAL COMPUTER. FOR COMPUTATIONAL
PURPOSES, THESE COMPUTERS USE THE
ANALOG COMPONENTS AND FOR THE
STORAGE OF INTERMEDIATE RESULTS,
DIGITAL MEMORIES ARE USED.
ACCORDING TO CAPACITY

• SUPERCOMPUTERS
• MAINFRAME COMPUTERS
• MINI COMPUTERS
• MICRO COMPUTERS
SUPERCOMPUTERS
THE FASTEST AND MOST POWERFUL
TYPE OF COMPUTER SUPERCOMPUTERS
ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND ARE
EMPLOYED FOR SPECIALIZED
APPLICATIONS THAT REQUIRE
IMMENSE AMOUNTS OF
MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS.
SUPERCOMPUTERS
 They are huge computers installed in space centers
nuclear power stations, etc.

 They are used for performing complex mathematical


calculations

 They are having huge memories & tremendous


processing speed

 They are used for weather forecasting, animation


graphics, etc.
MAINFRAME COMPUTER
A VERY LARGE AND EXPENSIVE
COMPUTER CAPABLE OF
SUPPORTING HUNDREDS, OR EVEN
THOUSANDS, OF USERS
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
MAINFRAME COMPUTERS
 They are big computer systems sensitive to
temperature, humidity, dust etc.

 They are big computer systems sensitive to


temperature, humidity, dust etc.

 They can be used for more


mathematical calculations.

 They are installed in large commercial places or


government organizations.

 They can use wide variety of


software.
MINI COMPUTERS
A MID-SIZED COMPUTER. IN SIZE AND POWER,
MINICOMPUTERS LIE BETWEEN
WORKSTATIONS AND MAINFRAMES. IN THE
PAST DECADE, THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN
LARGE MINICOMPUTERS AND SMALL
MAINFRAMES HAS BLURRED, HOWEVER, AS
HAS THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SMALL
MINICOMPUTERS AND WORKSTATIONS. BUT
IN GENERAL, A MINICOMPUTER IS A
MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF
MINI COMPUTERS
 They have less memory & storage capacity
than mainframe computers.
 They offer limited range of peripherals

 Limited range of software can be used by


them.

 They are not very sensitive to the external


environment and hence are more generalized.

 They are used for data processing


MICRO COMPUTERS
A MICRO COMPUTER IS A SMALL, LOW-
COST DIGITAL COMPUTER, WHICH
USUALLY CONSISTS OF A
MICROPROCESSOR, A STORAGE UNIT,
AN INPUT CHANNEL AND AN OUTPUT
CHANNEL, ALL OF WHICH MAY BE ON
ONE CHIP INSERTED INTO ONE OR
SEVERAL PC BOARDS.
MICRO COMPUTERS
 The main components are Monitor, CPU, Keyboard,
Mouse, Speakers, Modem and Printer.

 Most popular micro computer’s processing chip


manufacturing company is Intel.

 Their operation can be easily learnt by anyone


having logical aptitude.

 This type of computers can use wide range of


software.

 This type of computers can use wide range


of software.
DESKTOP OR PERSONAL COMPUTER
(PC)
THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF
MICROCOMPUTER. IT IS A STAND-ALONE
MACHINE THAT CAN BE PLACED ON THE
DESK. EXTERNALLY, IT CONSISTS OF THREE
UNITS— KEYBOARD, MONITOR, AND A
SYSTEM UNIT CONTAINING THE CPU,
MEMORY, HARD DISK DRIVE, ETC. IT IS NOT
VERY EXPENSIVE AND IS SUITED TO THE
NEEDS OF A SINGLE USER AT HOME, SMALL
BUSINESS UNITS, AND ORGANIZATIONS.
NOTEBOOK OR LAPTOP
THEY ARE PORTABLE AND HAVE ALL THE
FEATURES OF A DESKTOP COMPUTER. THE
ADVANTAGE OF THE LAPTOP IS THAT IT IS
SMALL IN SIZE (CAN BE PUT INSIDE A
BRIEFCASE), CAN BE CARRIED ANYWHERE,
HAS A BATTERY BACKUP AND HAS ALL THE
FUNCTIONALITY OF THE DESKTOP. LAPTOPS
CAN BE PLACED ON THE LAP WHILE
WORKING (HENCE THE NAME). LAPTOPS ARE
COSTLIER THAN THE DESKTOP MACHINES.
NETBOOK
 THESE ARE SMALLER NOTEBOOKS OPTIMIZED FOR
LOW WEIGHT AND LOW COST, AND ARE DESIGNED
FOR ACCESSING WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS.
STARTING WITH THE EARLIEST NETBOOK IN LATE
2007, THEY HAVE GAINED SIGNIFICANT POPULARITY
NOW. NETBOOKS DELIVER THE PERFORMANCE
NEEDED TO ENJOY POPULAR ACTIVITIES LIKE
STREAMING VIDEOS OR MUSIC, EMAILING, WEB
SURFING OR INSTANT MESSAGING. THE WORD
NETBOOK WAS CREATED AS A BLEND OF INTERNET
AND NOTEBOOK.
TABLET
HAS FEATURES OF THE NOTEBOOK
COMPUTER BUT IT CAN ACCEPT
INPUT FROM A STYLUS OR A PEN
INSTEAD OF THE KEYBOARD OR
MOUSE. IT IS A PORTABLE
COMPUTER. TABLET COMPUTER
ARE THE NEW KIND OF PCS.
SMART PHONES
ARE CELLULAR PHONES THAT FUNCTION
BOTH AS A PHONE AND AS A SMALL PC. THEY
MAY USE A STYLUS OR A PEN, OR MAY HAVE A
SMALL KEYBOARD. THEY CAN BE
CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET WIRELESSLY.
THEY ARE USED TO ACCESS THE
ELECTRONIC-MAIL, DOWNLOAD MUSIC, PLAY
GAMES, ETC. BLACKBERRY, APPLE, HTC,
NOKIA AND LG ARE SOME OF THE
MANUFACTURERS OF SMART PHONES.

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