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Classification of Computer

The document classifies computers into five types by size and power: super computers, mainframe computers, mini computers, workstations, and microcomputers. Super computers are the largest and most powerful, used for scientific and military work. Mainframes are less powerful than supercomputers but larger than others, used by large organizations for critical tasks. Mini computers are mid-sized for business tasks. Workstations are for technical applications. Microcomputers are the smallest and most common, including desktops, laptops, and palmtops.

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Classification of Computer

The document classifies computers into five types by size and power: super computers, mainframe computers, mini computers, workstations, and microcomputers. Super computers are the largest and most powerful, used for scientific and military work. Mainframes are less powerful than supercomputers but larger than others, used by large organizations for critical tasks. Mini computers are mid-sized for business tasks. Workstations are for technical applications. Microcomputers are the smallest and most common, including desktops, laptops, and palmtops.

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Classification of Digital Computers (Types of Computers)

Computers can be classified by their size and power as follows:

1. Super Computers

2. Mainframe Computers

3. Mini Computers

4. Work Stations

5. Micro Computers/ Personal Computer


1) Super Computers

A supercomputer is a computer with great speed and memory. A computer or array of computers
that act as one collective machine capable of processing enormous amounts of data. The primary
application of supercomputers has been in scientific and military work, as nuclear research or
forecasting weather but their use is growing in business as their prices decreases.

A single super computer has capacity of 4000 microcomputer. It requires large space and also
cooling system to maintain temperature of computer.
Example: CRAY X-MP24, PARAM (SUPREME IN SANSKRIT LANGUAGE - DEVELOP IN
PUNE, INDIA)
2) Mainframe Computers

They are less powerful and generally less expensive than supercomputers but it occupies 1000 sq
ft Mainframes computers by large organizations for critical applications with centralized data
processing and maintaining large databases. They are mainly used by government institutions
and large companies for tasks such as census, industry and consumer statistics. Examples:
Airline Reservation System, Corporate Payroll, Student Information etc.

Advance mainframe performs more than 1,000 MIPS and can handle up to one billion
transactions per day. It can be operated by 100 users at a time.

Example: IBM 1401. Cyber 170


3) Mini Computers

Mini computers midrange computers which can possesses most of the features and capabilities of
a large computer but is smaller in physical size and less expensive. They are designed especially
for accomplishing specific tasks such as business transaction processing, file handling, database
management, and engineering applications.

IBM is the market leader in minicomputers with its AS/400 series of computers. Larger
companies gain greater corporate flexibility by distributing data processing with minicomputers
in organizations units instead of centralization at one place.
4) Workstations
A workstation is a special computer designed for technical applications. A work station is
operated by one user at a time but multiple user can operate it by help of network or internet.
They are based on RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) architecture. We can also use it
for very high speed calculations.
5) Micro Computers
Microcomputers are the smallest, least expensive and the most used types of general-purpose
computers. Microcomputer ranges from palmtops to Desktop computers. Laptops/ Notebooks are
very popular now a day. Microprocessor is the core part of the Microcomputers which forms the
CPU. The first microcomputers were built of 8-bit microprocessor chips. The most common
application of personal computers is in this category.

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