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resentat onfor ict 1:Prepared By.Quennie N Q

TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION

OF COMPUTERS


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ASSIFICATION OF COMP


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According To Purpose 1. General Purpose Computer 2. Special Purpose Computer

According to Data Handled 1. Analog Computers 2.Digital Computers

3. Hybrid Computers

According to Capacity 1. Microcomputers

2. Minicomputers 3. Mainframe

4. Supercomputers

CONTENTCONTENT


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According to

Purpose


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.1 General Purpose ComputerCapable of dealing with variety of different problems and are able toact in response to programs created to mee.different needshas the ability to store different prograconcepts that make the machine a general,purpose device one that has versatility.to make the processing of several tasks

Designed to do a wide variety of jobs ,rather than perform a specific activitythe general purpose machine typicallycomprise aspects of speed and efficiency . : ( )Ex Personal Computer PC


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.2 Special Purpose Computer

Designed to perform one specific task , called frequently as dedicated computer. The program of instructions is built

into or permanently stored in the machine. Specialization results in the given task being

performed very quickly and efficiently. Adisadvantage of this machine is the lack ofversatility; it is flexible and cannot be easily useto perform other operations. Many specialpurpose systems have been successfully used focollecting highway tools, air traffic control,satellite, tracking, industrial process control,airline reservations, a machine used forultrasound and the ATM machine.


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According to Data

Handled


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.1 Analog Computers analog comes from the word analogous whic

similar.

-used for scientific engineering and process c

.purposes deal with quantities that are continuously v

they give only approximate results

provides an analog or simulation of the obje.system it represents

useful for solving problems t

involved relationship betwe

variable quantities in system

change with time.

.:Ex Service Station gasolinwhich converts the flow o

fuel in the nearest tenth .hundredth of a liter


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2. Digital Computers


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.3 Hybrid ComputersvCombine measuring capabilit

analog computers & logical

capabilities of digital compvOffers efficient and econom

method of working out spetypes of problems in scienc

various areas of engineerinvSome contain special equipm

convert analog voltages andversa.

vA lications are s ace vehic


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According to

Capacity


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Capacity-volume of work or the data procapability a computer can handle, performajudged by:

Amount of data that can be stored in memo

Speed of internal operation of computer

Number and type of peripheral devices andAmount and type of software available for

computer.


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2. Minicomputersmore powerful than microcomputerscan carry out the processing tasks

for several people working atterminals that are connected tothe minicomputer

1. MicrocomputersAlso known as (PCTypically found in

and small

offices/businesseIncludes: laptop

notebook, persodigital assistant


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- an input and output device thresembles a microcomputer becit has keyboard and screen but

not have processing capabilit

Termina

l


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.3 MainframeLarge, fast and fairly expensive computer

generally used by business or governmeto provide centralized storage, processiand management for large amount of da

Actually the bigger version of mini compusuch that handles more amount of data bigger number of users.


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.4 Supercomputers Fastest and most expensive type of compute

designed for computer-intensive tasks

such as molecular modeling, code breakingand weather prediction.

Can process more that 1 trillion instructionsper second, making it possible to performcomplex tasks such as modeling themovement of thousands of particles in

tornado or creating realistic animations.


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