Types Of Computer

PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)

✓ integrated computers that often use flash
memory instead of a hard drive for storage.
These computers usually do not have keyboards
but rely on touchscreen technology for user
input.
PC (Personal Computer)
A computer designed for general use by a single person.
✓ It is multi-purpose computer whose size, capabilities,
and price make it feasible for individual use. Personal
computers are intended to be operated directly by an end
user, rather than by a computer expert or technician.
Laptop
✓Portable computers that integrate the
display, keyboard, a pointing device or trackball,
processor, memory, and hard drive all in a
battery-operated package.
Mainframe
✓Otherwise known as an Enterprise Server,
these are huge computers that can fill an entire room
or even a whole floor. You'll still hear the term used,
particularly in large companies to describe the huge
machines processing millions of transactions every
day.
desktop computer
✓ is a personal computer designed for regular use
at a single location on or near a desk or table due to
its size and power requirements. ... The case may be
oriented horizontally or vertically and placed either
underneath, beside, or on top of a desk.
Netbook
✓Ultra-portable computers that are even smaller than
traditional laptops.
✓ A netbook belongs to a class of small,
lightweight, legacy-free, and inexpensive laptop
computers introduced in 2007. Netbooks compete in
the same market segment as mobiles and
Chromebooks (a variation on the portable network
computer).
WorkStation
✓A desktop computer that has a more powerful
processor, additional memory and enhanced
capabilities for performing a special group of task,
such as 3D Graphics or some game development.
Server
✓A computer that has been optimized to provide
services to other computers over a network.
Wearable Computer
✓Essentially, common computer applications
(e-mail, database multimedia, calendar/scheduler)
are integrated into watches, cell phones, visors and
even clothing.
Image: Wearable Computer
Supercomputer
✓An expensive computer that is
comprised of multiple high performance
computers working in parallel as a single
system.
Example of Input, Output
and Storage Devices
Input device is a peripheral (piece of computer
hardware equipment) used to provide data and
control signals to an information processing system
such as a computer or other information appliance

Example of Input
Keyboard
Computer mouse
Graphic tablet
Touchscreen
Barcode reader Image scanner
Microphone Webcam
Game controller Light pen
Scanner Digital camera
An output device is any piece of computer hardware
equipment used to communicate the results of data
processing carried out by an information processing system
(such as a computer) which converts the electronically
generated information into human-readable form.
Example of output;Computer display
Printer
Projector
Speaker
A computer storage device is any type of hardware that
stores data. The computer's primary hard drive stores
the operating system, applications, and files and
folders for users of the computer. ... While the hard
drive is the most ubiquitous of all storage devices,
several other types are common as well.
Example of Storage devices;Floppy disk drive
Flash drive
Disk drive
Smartphone or Tablet computer storage interface
CD/DVD drive