There are three main ways computers can be classified: by size, functionality, and data handling. By size, computers range from supercomputers, the most powerful, to mainframes, minicomputers, and microcomputers/smart devices. By functionality, computers serve as servers, workstations, information appliances, or embedded computers. By data handling, computers are analog, digital, or hybrid, processing data as continuously varying values, discrete binary values, or both, respectively.
There are three main ways computers can be classified: by size, functionality, and data handling. By size, computers range from supercomputers, the most powerful, to mainframes, minicomputers, and microcomputers/smart devices. By functionality, computers serve as servers, workstations, information appliances, or embedded computers. By data handling, computers are analog, digital, or hybrid, processing data as continuously varying values, discrete binary values, or both, respectively.
There are three main ways computers can be classified: by size, functionality, and data handling. By size, computers range from supercomputers, the most powerful, to mainframes, minicomputers, and microcomputers/smart devices. By functionality, computers serve as servers, workstations, information appliances, or embedded computers. By data handling, computers are analog, digital, or hybrid, processing data as continuously varying values, discrete binary values, or both, respectively.
There are three main ways computers can be classified: by size, functionality, and data handling. By size, computers range from supercomputers, the most powerful, to mainframes, minicomputers, and microcomputers/smart devices. By functionality, computers serve as servers, workstations, information appliances, or embedded computers. By data handling, computers are analog, digital, or hybrid, processing data as continuously varying values, discrete binary values, or both, respectively.
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Classification of Computers
Name: Priya Mohan Samant
Course: MBA ACE (A) ERPID: 0221MBA051 Classification of Computers The computer systems can be classified on the following basis:
1. On the basis of size.
2. On the basis of functionality. 3. On the basis of data handling.
Classification on the basis of size
Supercomputers: Supercomputers are the most powerful systems. A supercomputer is a high-performance computer compared to a general- purpose computer. The actual performance of supercomputers is measured in FLOPS, not MIPS. All of his 500 supercomputers, the fastest in the world, run a Linux-based operating system. Additional research is being conducted in China, the US, the EU, Taiwan, and Japan to build even faster, more high-performing, and more technologically superior supercomputers. Supercomputers actually play an important role in the field of computation and are used for intensive computation tasks in various fields, including quantum mechanics, weather forecasting, climate research, oil and gas exploration, molecular modelling, and physical simulations. and also Throughout history, supercomputers have been essential in the field of cryptanalysis. eg: PARAM, jaguar, roadrunner.
Mainframe computers: These are commonly called big iron, they
are usually used by big organizations for bulk data processing such as statics, census data processing, and transaction processing and are widely used as the servers as these systems have a higher processing capability as compared to the other classes of computers, most of these mainframe architectures were established in the 1960s, the research and development worked continuously over the years and the mainframes of today are far better than the earlier ones, in size, capacity, and efficiency. Examples: IBM z series, System z9, and System z10 servers.
Minicomputers: These computers appeared in the mid-1960s and
sold at a much lower price than mainframes. They were originally designed for mediating control, instrumentation, human interaction, and communication, as opposed to computation and recording, but later evolved for personal use and became very popular. describes tiny computers made possible in the 1960s by the use of transistor and core memory technology, minimal instruction sets, and inexpensive peripherals such as the ubiquitous Teletype Model 33 ASR. Occupying a rack an inch or several inches tall compared to the large mainframes that can usually fill a room, the new term "MINICOMPUTERS" was coined. It contains a microprocessor, memory, and minimal I/O circuitry attached to the. The predecessors of these computers, mainframes, and minicomputers, were relatively large, difficult to maintain, and expensive. They actually formed the basis of today's microcomputers and smart devices that we use in our daily lives. Examples: tablets, and smartwatches.
Classification of Functions Server: A server is simply a dedicated computer set up to provide a particular service to clients. It is named after the type of service provided. For example security servers
Workstations: These are computers designed primarily for use by
one person at a time. They run multi-user operating systems. They are what we use for our daily personal/commercial work.
Information appliances: These are designed for a limited set of
tasks such as basic computing, multimedia playback, and web surfing. It's a portable device. These are commonly called mobile devices. Their memory and flexibility are very limited.
Embedded Computers: These are computing devices used in other
machines to meet a limited set of needs. No need to reboot or reset, following instructions from non-volatile memory. The processing units used in such devices meet only these basic requirements and differ from those used in personal computers known as workstations.
Classification Based on Data Processing
Analog: An analog computer is a form of computer that uses constantly changing aspects of physical facts, such as electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic quantities, to model the problem to be solved. is. Anything that is time-varying and continuous is analog, just as an analog clock measures time based on the distance traveled by the spokes of the clock around a circular dial. Digital: A computer that performs calculations and logical operations on quantities represented by binary numbers, usually "0" and "1" "Computer that can solve problems by processing discretized information" is expressed as By manipulating combinations of binary numbers, it can perform mathematical calculations, organize and analyze data, control industrial and other processes, and simulate dynamic systems such as global weather patterns. increase. Hybrid: A computer that processes both analog and digital data. A hybrid computer is a digital computer that takes analog signals, converts them to digital, and processes them in digital form.
INTRODUCTION a Computer is a Programmable Machine Designed to Perform Arithmetic and Logical Operations Automatically and Sequentially on the Input Given by the User and Gives the Desired Output After Processing
INTRODUCTION a Computer is a Programmable Machine Designed to Perform Arithmetic and Logical Operations Automatically and Sequentially on the Input Given by the User and Gives the Desired Output After Processing
