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Classification of Computers

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



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