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Article #353: Classification of Computers

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Computers are available in different companies, and many other huge companies
shapes, sizes and weights, due to these prefer mainframe because of its capability
different shapes and sizes they perform of retrieving data on a huge basis.
different sorts of jobs from one another. This is normally to expensive and out of
They can also be classified in different reach from a salary-based person who wants
ways. All the computers are designed by a computer for his home.
the qualified computer architectures that This kind of computer can cost up to
design these machines as their thousands of dollars.
requirements. Minicomputer
A computer that is used in a home differs This computer is next in he line but less
in size and shape from the computer being offers less than mainframe in work and
used in a hospital. Computers act as a performance. These are the computers,
server in large buildings, while the which are mostly preferred by the small
computer also differs in size and shape type of business personals, colleges, etc.
performing its job as a weather Personal computers
forecaster. Almost all the computer users are familiar
A student carrying a laptop with him to with the personal computers. They normally
his college is different in shape and size know what the personal computer is and
from all the computers mentioned above. what are its functions.
Here we are going to introduce different This is the computer mostly preferred by
classifications of computers one by one. the home users. These computers are lesser
We will discuss what are in in cost than the computers given above and
classifications and what job they perform. also, small in size; they are also called
Super computer PCs in short for Personal computers.
The biggest in size, the most expensive in This computer is small in size and you can
price than any other is classified and easily arrange it to fit in your single
known as super computer. It can process bedroom with its all accommodation. Today
trillions of instructions in seconds. This this is thought to be the most popular
computer is not used as a PC in a home computer in all.
neither by a student in a college. Notebook computers
Governments specially use this type of Having a small size and low weight the
computer for their different calculations notebook is easy to carry to anywhere. A
and heavy jobs. Different industries also student can take it with him/her to his
use this huge computer for designing their her school in his/her bag with his/her
products. book.
In most of the Hollywood's movies it is This is easy to carry around and preferred
used for animation purposes. This kind of by students and business people to meet
computer is also helpful for forecasting their assignments and other necessary
weather reports worldwide. tasks.
Mainframes The approach of this computer is also the
Another giant in computers after the super same as the Personal computer. It can
computer is Mainframe, which can also store the same amount of data and having a
process millions of instruction per second memory of the same size as that of a
and capable of accessing billions of data. personal computer. One can say that it is
This computer is commonly used in big the replacement of personal desktop
hospitals, air line reservations computer.






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