Types and Applications of Computers
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Summary: Classification of Computers Regarding
your type and your application
1. Types of computers
Great Door
Medium Size
Small Size
2. Computer applications according to users
3. Practical work
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Objectives
Present the different categories of
computers and their characteristics
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Types of computers
Computers can be classified
regarding size and its capacity
processing. (carrying). Therefore, the
computers are categorized into
computers from
Large Gate (Supercomputers,
Mainframes
Medium size (Workstations,
Minicomputers
Small Size (Microcomputers/PC, etc)
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Mainframe Computers
Mainframe computers encompass: the
Supercomputers and mainframes.
Supercomputers:
A high number of users and organizations
They require access to the category of computers
faster and more powerful, hence the emergence of this
high-capacity computer category
performance. The supercomputer is capable of
process more than 100 trillion instructions per
second.
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Supercomputers
Characteristics
high power
high cost
They are intended to serve a high number of
users.
USE: Design of telephone networks, testing of
simulations, online banking transactions
oil exploration, investigation, use
military, meteorology etc.
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Example/supercomputer
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Mainframes
Mainframes are of a size comparable to
a glacier, stand out for having high
processing power and a lot of capacity
of memory, and control activities with
large volume of data. Operate in MIPS
Millions of instructions per second.
They are industrial computers and not often seen.
for the public, as many times
they are locked in rooms
climate-controlled and very safe.
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Mainframes
Characteristics:
great power
great cost
USE
useful for large organizations
dimension, ministries, banks and groups
business-related.
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Medium size
They are computers of size between the
mainframe computers and
small computer systems. Examples:
Minicomputers
The minicomputer was the result of a
reduction in the size of computers.
Great processing capacity.
It has terminals connected to it.
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Minicomputer
they are mid-range computers suitable
the tasks such as, for example, the control of
industrial processes and system management
multi-user.
With the emergence and subsequent
development of microcomputers, the
the distinction between these two categories is each
less clear.
Examples: VAX-11/780/DEC and systems
AS/400/IBM.
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Example of Minicomputer
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Workstations
The workstations are directed towards
the use of a user, unlike the
minicomputers.
It is essentially a microcomputer
designed to perform "heavy" tasks, in
general in the scientific or industrial area, such as
complex mathematical computations,
projects with the aid of computer-aided design (CAD)
image processing, etc.
Examples: The system DECstation5000/33 or
IBM RS/6000
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Workstations
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Medium size
With the launch of the first computer
people in the 80s, the minicomputers
lost a large part of the market of
computation of small and medium enterprises,
staying in the market, mainly,
as an advanced workstation for
the management of computer networks.
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Medium size
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Small Size
Small computers encompass the
microcomputers or personal computers. These were
designed to be used by one person each
The small computers present themselves in
various formats:
. Desktop computers
. Portable computers (notebook or laptop)
. Handheld PCs
. PDA
. Tablet PCs
. Tiny or embedded computers
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Characteristics:
PCs (personal computer) or
desktop computers are the most
used in the market in general,
for they attend to a multitude of
applications; are divided into two
platforms: IBM PCs (Windows) and
Apple Macintosh (Mac OS).
Desktop computers are
designed for use on a desk
or table.
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Secretary computers
The secretarial computers are
constituted by various components. The
main component, called unit of
system, is usually a box
rectangle that is positioned on top or
under the desk.
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Laptop computers
Laptops are
lightweight mobile computers with a screen
fine. These computers are
often referred to as notebooks, due to
the small dimensions. The computers
laptops are powered by batteries, by
that can be used anywhere.
Contrary to computers of
secretary, the laptops
we combine the CPU, the screen, and the keyboard into one
box.
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Laptops/notebooks
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Handheld PCs
Handheld PCs. Also called PDAs.
(personal digital assistants), are
battery-powered computers that are
small enough to be
transported to practically any
local.
Handheld PCs are useful for marking
commitments, address storage
the phone numbers and games. Some have
more advanced capabilities such as
establishment of telephone calls or
Internet access.
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Handheld
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Tablet PCs
Tablet PCs are mobile computers that combine the
functionalities of laptops and handhelds. Such
like handhelds, allows you to write notes or draw
images on the screen normally with a tablet pen instead of
a pen.
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Tiny or embedded computers
These are dedicated computers for
special purposes that act as
components in a given product. Computers
cured meats can be found almost everywhere -
at home, in the cars, at work, etc., for example,
we saw embedded computers in cars
televisions, calculators, and appliances.
These computers are designed to
carry out a limited number of tasks
depending on the product requirements or
device in which they reside.
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Computer applications according to Users
Every day in the world, people make sure
from the computer for various applications. These can
to be divided according to some categories of
users: Homeowners, Offices, Furniture and
Professionals.
Home users
In many homes today, the existence of a
computer is a necessary good. At home it can
use a computer to locate information
store images and music, control them
finances, play and communicate with other people
among others.
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Applications
[Link] users
At the workplace, many people
I use computers to maintain
records, analyze data, conduct research
and manage projects. You can use the
computer to connect to the Internet, a network
that connects computers all over the
world.
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Applications
[Link] Users
Today, companies and schools are expanding-
to better serve a global scale.
Thus, increasingly employed and
students became mobile users, in
to the extent that they work with
computers, while outside of their
service and school locations. Example;
sales representatives, agents of
security, journalists, consultants and
students.
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Applications
3. Mobile users
Mobile users make use of PDA
(Digital Personal Assistant), Notebook or
smartphone.
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Applications
4. Professional Users
These users are dependent on a
computer or service station for the
realização de suas tarefas no dia – a- dia.
Examples of this category include
Engineers, Web designers, Scientists,
Programmers or Architects.
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Practical Work
Homework...Research.
How is the Information System structured.
Make the comment on the statement that follows:
The computer should be seen as a great
ally for our day-to-day tasks,
developed to improve our quality of
life.
Happy studies
Eng. António Abreu
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