Classification of Computers
Computers are available in different shapes, sizes
and weights, due to these different shapes and
sizes they perform different sorts of jobs from one
another. They can also be classified in different
ways. All the computers are designed by the
qualified computer architectures that design these
machines as their requirements.
A computer that is used in a home differs in size
and shape from the computer being used in a
hospital. Computers act as a server in large
buildings, while the computer also differs in size
and shape performing its job as a weather
forecaster.
A student carrying a laptop with him to his college
is different in shape and size from all the computers
mentioned above. Computers are classified as
follows:
Super computer
The biggest in size, the most expensive in price
than any other is classified and known as super
computer. It can process trillions of instructions in
seconds. Governments specially use this type of
computer for their different calculations and heavy
jobs. Different industries also use this huge
computer for designing their products. In most of
the Hollywood's movies it is used for animation
purposes.
This kind of
computer is also
helpful for
forecasting weather
reports worldwide.
Mainframes
Another giant in computers after the super
computer is Mainframe, which can also process
millions of instruction per second and capable of
accessing billions of data. This computer is
commonly used in big hospitals, airline reservations
companies, and many other huge companies prefer
mainframe because of its capability of retrieving
data on a huge basis.
Minicomputer
This computer is next in
the line but less offers less
than mainframe in work
and performance. These
are the computers, which
are mostly preferred by the
small type of business
personals, colleges, etc.
Personal computers
Personal computer is the computer mostly
preferred by the home users. These computers are
lesser in cost than the computers given above and
also, small in size; they are also called PCs in short
for Personal computers. This computer is small in
size.
Today this is thought to be the most popular
computer in all.
Notebook computers
Having a small size and low weight the notebook is
easy to carry to anywhere. A student can take it
with him/her to his/her school in his/her bag with
his/her book. This is easy to carry around and
preferred by students and business people to meet
their assignments and other necessary tasks. The
approach of this computer is also the same as the
Personal computer.
It can store the same
amount of data and
having a memory of the
same size as that of a
personal computer