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Classification of Computers

The document discusses different types of computers including microcomputers, minicomputers, supercomputers, and mainframe computers. Microcomputers are now commonly called personal computers and include laptops and desktops. Minicomputers were used for scientific and engineering tasks as well as business processing and were more powerful than personal computers but less than mainframes. Supercomputers are extremely powerful systems used for scientific work requiring high-speed computations. Mainframes have large memory and processors that handle transactions and applications requiring high performance.

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Classification of Computers

The document discusses different types of computers including microcomputers, minicomputers, supercomputers, and mainframe computers. Microcomputers are now commonly called personal computers and include laptops and desktops. Minicomputers were used for scientific and engineering tasks as well as business processing and were more powerful than personal computers but less than mainframes. Supercomputers are extremely powerful systems used for scientific work requiring high-speed computations. Mainframes have large memory and processors that handle transactions and applications requiring high performance.

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CLASSIFICATION

OF COMPUTERS
KAUNG KHANT WIN
MICROCOMPUTER

• A microcomputer is a complete computer on a small scale, designed for use by one person at a
time. An antiquated term, a microcomputer is now primarily called a personal computer (PC),
or a device based on a single-chip microprocessor. Common microcomputers include laptops
and desktops.
Important Features:
• Additional components in microcomputer systems include clocks, counters, and analog-to-
digital converters (ADCs), among others. A microcomputer system can therefore range in size
from a huge computer with hard drives, floppy discs, and printers to a single-chip embedded
controller.
PICTURE OF MICROCOMPUTER
smaller less expensive and less
powerful than a mainframe or MINICOMPUTER
supercomputer but more expensive and
more powerful than a personal
computer.
Minicomputers were used for
scientific and engineering
computations, business transaction
processing, file handling, and database
management.

Important Feature:
They're highly energy efficient due to
their low power consumption, highly
portable thanks to their small size,
highly customizable, and affordable
compared to traditional desktop
computers. Because of their size, mini
SUPERCOMPUTER

supercomputer, any of a class of extremely powerful


computers. The term is commonly applied to the fastest
high-performance systems available at any given time.
Such computers have been used primarily for scientific
and engineering work requiring exceedingly high-speed
computations.

Important Features:
Therefore, most supercomputers have a very large storage
capacity, as well as a very fast input/output capability.
Still another distinguishing characteristic of
supercomputers is their use of vector arithmetic—i.e.,
they are able to operate on pairs of lists of numbers rather
than on mere pairs of numbers.
MAINFRAME COMPUTER

At their core, mainframes are high-performance computers with large amounts of


memory and processors that process billions of simple calculations and transactions
in real time. The mainframe is critical to commercial databases, transaction servers,
and applications that require high resiliency, security and agility.
Features of a Mainframe Computer
•Presence of two processors.
•Multiple input/output (I/O) cards.
•High storage capacity.
•RAS-based performance.
•No interruptions in the functioning.
•Multiple operating systems on the same machine
•Throughput-driven fault-tolerant computing.
•Clustering technology.

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