TYPES OF COMPUTERS

An Electronic Device that accepts (INPUT), processes, produces

(OUTPUT) and Stores (STORAGE) the data is called COMPUTER and this can be used to
type documents, browse the Internet and to send e-mails in addition to attend specific
operations required from time to time. It can store, retrieve and process the data. It can
also be treated as Common Operational Machine Purposefully Used
for Teaching, Entertainment and Research.
Computers are basically classified into 2 categories based on their Principle
of Operation and Nature of Configuration. The computers categorized on Operational Principle
can be further divided into 3 categories such as Analog, Digital and Hybrid Computers.
Similarly, the computers classified on Configuration nature can also be categorized into 4
Categories such as Micro, Mini, Mainframe and Super Computers.
ANALOG COMPUTERS
Analog Computer works on continuous range of varied values of Physical quantities
like Temperature, Speed, Voltage, Pressure etc. and generates approximate results.
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
The Digital computer is designed with digital circuits in which there are two levels (logic 0 and
logic 1) for an input and output signal. This computer is very much useful to solve complex
problems in Engineering and Technology and hence it has increasing use in the field of design,
research and data processing. If this digital computer is used for any type of application, then it is
called as General Purpose Computer and Special Purpose Computer when it is used for specific
application/program.
HYBRID COMPUTERS
A computer used for automatic operations of complicated physical processes to transform the
data into suitable form is called Hybrid Computer. The conversion of analog data as digital and
vice-versa is the advantage of this computer.
MICRO COMPUTERS
The most commonly used computer by everybody at any place is called Micro
Computer, in which Microprocessor is the major source of operation. Desktop Computers,
Laptops, notebook computers, Palmtop computers, In-car Computers (Carputers), Handheld
Game Consoles, Programme Calculators, Table Computers, Smart Phones, Smart Books,
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) etc. are the examples for this computer.

DESKTOP COMPUTER
LAPTOP
COMPUTER
IPAD COMPUTER



MINI COMPUTER
The multi-user midrange Computer that works in between smallest multi-user systems and
largest single-user system is called as Mini Computer.

MINI COMPUTER
MAINFRAME COMPUTER
The computer capable for processing large amount of data very quickly to service multiple users
from the smaller and single user machine is called as Mainframe Computer. These computers are
used in Large Organizations/Establishments such as Government, Banks, Corporations etc. They
respond to upto 100s of millions of users at a time and measured in MIPS (Million Instructions
per Second).

MAINFRAME COMPUTER
SUPER COMPUTER
An extremely fast computer capable to perform hundreds of millions of
instructions per second is called Super Computer. These computers are used for applications of
intensive numerical computations such as Weather forecasting, Stock Market Analysis, Scientific
Calculations, Animated Graphics, Research Analysis etc.

SUPER COMPUTER