define briefly the classification of computers
Computer works with its speed, whenever there is development in computers, mostly it is on the basis of speed and working capacity there are some classification of computers which are fit for different works here you can see the classification and further details of these will be discuss below.
1. Super Computer:
These are most sensitive, fastest processing but expensive class of computers. A supercomputer is a computer that performs at or near the
currently highest operational rate for computers. Extremely fast data processing-oriented
computer whose number crunching power is (presently) measured in hundreds of
billions of floating point operations (gigaflops). Supercomputers rely on
parallel-processing technology and can use only a few but very complex programs
in modeling economy behavior, nuclear reactions, meteorological and
neurological phenomenon, etc. First supercomputer (Cray-1) was made in 1976 by
the US engineer Roger Cray (1925-1996). A supercomputer is typically used for
scientific and engineering applications that must handle very large databases
or do a great amount of computation (or both).
2. Main Frame Computer:
Fast, large in size and memory, Multi-user purpose but expensive. Most of peoples belongs to information technology and computer related
field, consider the mainframe’s birth to coincide with the April 7, 1964,
announcement of the IBM System/360 line of computers. Furthermore, these
previous computers were incompatible with each other from both a hardware and
software perspective. That’s why we can
say, that the history shows that in a sense the modern mainframe has come full
circle.
3. Mini Computer:
Less number of computers attached with a main computer, as compared with main frame.
3. Micro Computer:
Small sized computers with fast microprocessors are called micro computers. Personal computer, laptop, palm top, tablets, smart mobile phones, smart boards are some types of micro computers.
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