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Understanding Computer Power and Types

The document discusses the power of computers, highlighting their speed, accuracy, reliability, and consistency. It classifies computers into categories such as personal computers, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes, and supercomputers, as well as mobile and internet-capable devices like laptops and smartphones. Additionally, it touches on the evolution of society from traditional industries to a technology-based economy during the digital age.

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Understanding Computer Power and Types

The document discusses the power of computers, highlighting their speed, accuracy, reliability, and consistency. It classifies computers into categories such as personal computers, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes, and supercomputers, as well as mobile and internet-capable devices like laptops and smartphones. Additionally, it touches on the evolution of society from traditional industries to a technology-based economy during the digital age.

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Why Computers are

Powerful?
Computers are powerful, why?

Speed Accuracy
Communication

Reliability Consistency
Classifying Computers: General
Classification
Name: Personal Computer Workstation Minicomputer Mainframe Supercomputer
-a small, single-user -a powerful, -a multi-user -a powerful -an extremely
computer based on single-user computer multi-user fast computer
a microprocessor computer. -capable of computer that can
-it has a keyboard -it has more supporting from -capable of perform
for entering data powerful 10 to hundreds supporting millions of
Description: -it has a monitor for microprocessor of users hundreds or instruction per
displaying and a higher simultaneously thousands of second.
information quality monitor users
-it has a storage compare to simultaneously
device for saving personal
data. computer
Classifying Computers: General
Classification
Name: Personal Computer Workstation Minicomputer Mainframe Supercomputer

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Classifying Computers: Based on Mobile
Devices and Internet-Capable Devices

Name: Desktop Laptop Tablet Smartphones Wearables Smart TVs


-designed to be -battery-
placed on a desk powered -hand-held
-normally made computer computers -hand-held -include fitness -latest
up of a few devices. with touch- telephones trackers television sets
different parts like -can be use to sensitive -can do things -can receive that include
Description: computer case, almost screen for that computers calls, messages applications
CPU, monitor, anytime, typing and can do. and other present in
keyboard, and anywhere navigation notification. computers
mouse
Classifying Computers: Based on Mobile
Devices and Internet-Capable Devices

Name: Desktop Laptop Tablet Smartphones Wearables Smart TVs

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Digital Age, Information Age, and
Computer Age
A continuous change over time as new
technologies, user devices, and methods
of interaction with other people and
devices enter the domain of research,
development and market launch.

A period in human history Characterized by the digital


characterized by shift from industry creating a knowledge-
traditional industry to information based society surrounded by a
technology-based economy. high-tech global economy.
Media in the Digital Age

The Message The Medium The Messenger

- Created and owned content such


- The one who delivers the message.
as blogs.

- Refers to the tools used in sending


a message from the source to the
destination.
Reminder

Activities are posted in Quipper 

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