INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

•Computer is a programmable machine.

The two principal characteristics of a
computer are:
•It responds to a specific set of instructions
in a well defined manner and it can execute
a pre recorded list of instructions (a
program).
 Why
computers
are
powerful?
 Computer is special to
us in so many ways
 •A computer is a powerful
Computer is and useful device which
special to us in so works very fast. It also helps
many ways us learn new skills that are
an important part of today’s
digital world. Now let us
have a look at some of the
advantages using a
computer.
ADVANTAGES OF USING A COMPUTER

Speed: The computer allows you to perform tasks very fast. It can process large amount of
data very quickly.

Quality: The computer enables us to create high-quality documents and drawings. Document
can meet required standards.

Reliability: A computer is reliable and accurate. Which means you can depend it to produce
what it is instructed to produce. A computer never mistakes by itself.

Versatility: A computer can perform repetitive jobs efficiently. It can be used for so many
kind of jobs and various field/profession.
WHAT A COMPUTER CAN DO?
 WHAT A COMPUTER CAN DO?

Check your finances: To create

Write and create documents. E.g.
budget, record expenses, balance Perform search: We can use the Work with numbers: Using
letters, resumes, reports,
our check book, calculate our computer to research on any spread sheet we can work with
newsletters, brochures, business
taxes and monitor our topic by the use of the internet. numbers.
cards, invitations etc.
mortgages.

Communicate: We can use

Learning: We can use computer Playing media: Playing of music,
computer to send email message Playing of games.
to learn many things. watching of videos.
and instant messages.

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CLASSIFYING COMPUTERS
TYPES OF
COMPUTER
S
TYPES OF COMPUTERS
Digital Computers
Most commonly used computers are
digital computers. They represent data,
whether numbers, letters, or symbols, in
binary form (i.e. ‘0’ and ‘1’) and they
work with numbers in the form of
separate discrete digits.
Analog Computers
Analog is a Greek word that denotes ‘similar’.
Analog computers use continuous physical
quantities like pressure, temperature, length,
voltage etc. and convert them into numeric
values.
Hybrid Computers
Hybrid computers are computer that
exhibit features of analog computers
and digital computers. The digital
component normally serves as the
controller and provides logical and
numerical operations.
PURPOSE WISE
CLASSIFICATION
 PURPOSE WISE CLASSIFICATION
SPECIAL PURPOSE COMPUTER is designed
only to meet the requirements of a particular task or
application. It therefore doesn’t possess unnecessary
options and is less expensive.
GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTER are designed
to meet the needs of many different applications. The
instructions needed to perform a particular task are
wired permanently into the internal memory.
 SIZE WISE
CLASSIFICATI
ON
SIZE WISE CLASSIFICATION
1. Embedded Computers 2. Programmable Computers

An embedded system is a computer system These computers are very small but bigger
with a dedicated function within a larger than embedded computers. The main
mechanical or electrical system, often with a difference between programmable and
real-time computing constraints. It is embedded computers is that the
embedded as part of a complete device often programmable computers can be
including hardware and mechanical parts. programmed by users. Example: Personal
Digital Assistants, Tablets PCs, Latest mobiles,
etc.
SIZE WISE CLASSIFICATION
3. LAPTOPS AND NOTEBOOKS
These computers are much bigger than
programmable computers. These computers are
placed on your laps. They are designed to
mobility to computer users.
4. PERSONAL COMPUTERS
A personal computer (PC) is a multipurpose computer whose
size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use.
PCs are intended to be operated directly by an end user, rather
than by a computer expert or technician. Computer time-
sharing models that were typically used with larger, more
expensive mini computer and mainframe systems, to enable
them be used by many people at the same time, are not used
with PCs.
 SIZE WISE CLASSIFICATION
5. WORKSTATION 6. MAINFRAMES

A workstation is a special computer designed for technical Mainframe computers are computers used primarily by
or scientific applications. Intended primarily to be used by large organizations for critical applications, such as
one person at time, they are commonly connected to a census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise
local area network and run multi user operating systems. resource planning, and transaction processing.
It has also been used loosely to refer to everything from a
mainframe computer terminal to a PC connected to a
network.
SIZE WISE CLASSIFICATION

7. SUPERCOMPUTERS

A supercomputers is a computer with a high level of computing

performance compared to a general-purpose computer. Performance of
a supercomputer is measured in floating-point operations per second
(FLOPS) instead of million instructions per second (MIPS).
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