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CLASSIFICATION OF
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COMPUTERS
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INTRODUCTION TO
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COMPUTING
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5 1. First Generation: 1946-1959
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a. Large, bulky machines
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d. Memory capacity:2000-4000 characters
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5 2. Second Generation: 1959-1965
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a. Use of transistor instead of vacuum tubes
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c. Operating speed measured in microseconds
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5 3. Third Generation: 1965-1971
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e. Memory capacity: at least 100,000 characters
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5 4. Fourth Generation: 1971-1980
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a. Using a microprocessor as a circuit.
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b. Reduce power consumption and physical size.
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5 5. Fifth Generation: 1980-Present time.
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7 a) Multi-processor based system
8 b) Use of Artificial Intelligence
9 c) Automated audio in any language to control the workflow
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e) More powerful micro and macro computers
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4 SUPERCOMPUTERS
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These are high capacity machines and
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are considered the fastest processing
7 devices. These are used in modeling
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nuclear explosions, airplane design,
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MAINFRAMES
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Mainframe computers are water or air-coiled
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speed and data storage. It is used in banks,
airlines, insurance companies, government
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9 Memory capacity: minimum of 5 megabytes
Execution speed:100 nanoseconds
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MINICOMPUTER
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These are machines used either as single
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accounting, billing, inventory payroll and
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Microcomputers are small computers used as a
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DESKTOP Those in which the system
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cabinet sits on a desk, with
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motherboard is enclosed in a
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Notebook similar to the size of a
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thick notebooks and
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3 A handheld computer that
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Pocket PC weighs about 0.4
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electronic diaries, personal
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pocket organizers.
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● Tablet. This is a kind of computer that
uses a touch-sensitive monitor for typing
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and navigation. No keyboard or mouse is
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6 than laptops. IPad is an example of this
7 Other type.
● Mobile Phones. Also called
Computers
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smartphones, can do a lot of things a
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computer can do such as browsing,
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3 ● Game Console. These are specialized
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browsing the Internet.
7 Other ● Internet-enabled Television.
Recently, many television manufacturers

Computers
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9 television to allow users to hook into the
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social networking.
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● Embedded Computers. Many
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electronics products nowadays are
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6 Example of this type is the computer
7 Other within most modern cars that are
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5 1. General-purpose computer
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instructions in its internal storage.
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5 2. Special-purpose computer
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5 1. Business Computer
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1. Digital Computer
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8 b. Takes input and gives output in the form of numbers,
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magnitudes like current, length pressure,
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voltage, temperature, shaft rotations, which
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a. It has the ability to solve problems at a
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