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