The four types of computer

THE FOUR THE FOUR TYPES OF TYPES OF

COMPUTERCOMPUTER

REVIEWREVIEW A SEMI CONDUCTOR DEVICE A SEMI CONDUCTOR DEVICE

COMMONLY USE TO AMPLIFY OR COMMONLY USE TO AMPLIFY OR SWITCH ELECTRONIC SIGNALSSWITCH ELECTRONIC SIGNALS

IS A SINGLE WAFER OR CHIP THAT IS A SINGLE WAFER OR CHIP THAT CAN HOLD MANY TRANSISTORS AND CAN HOLD MANY TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS.ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS.

IS AN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS IS AN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS BUILT ON A TINY PIECE OF BUILT ON A TINY PIECE OF SILICON.SILICON.

THE THE WORLD WORLD

WITHOUT WITHOUT ENGINEERENGINEER

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THANK GOD WE BEEN THANK GOD WE BEEN BLESSED WITH BLESSED WITH ENGINEERSENGINEERS

REBUSREBUS

REBUS ANSWERREBUS ANSWER

Differentiate the following computers.

1. 1. MICROCOMPUTERMICROCOMPUTER

GENERALLY A SYNONYM GENERALLY A SYNONYM FOR THE COMMON TERM, FOR THE COMMON TERM, PPERSONAL ERSONAL CCOMPUTEROMPUTER OR OR PC, A COMPUTER PC, A COMPUTER DESIGNED FOR AN DESIGNED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL.INDIVIDUAL.

TWO CLASSIFICATION OF TWO CLASSIFICATION OF MICROCOMPUTERMICROCOMPUTER

PERSONAL COMPUTER-PERSONAL COMPUTER- popular popular with people of all lifestyles because with people of all lifestyles because they are powerful, affordable and they are powerful, affordable and easy to use.easy to use.

PORTABLEPORTABLE COMPUTERCOMPUTER-small -small enough to move easily from one enough to move easily from one place to another and they can place to another and they can operate on batteries.operate on batteries.

MINI TOWER PC

-sit vertically in a flat surfaceDESKTOP PC

-sit horizontally in flat surface

LAPTOP/SUBNOTEBOOK LAPTOP/SUBNOTEBOOK COMPUTERCOMPUTER

A SMALL, PORTABLE A SMALL, PORTABLE COMPUTER-SMALL COMPUTER-SMALL ENOUGH THAT IT CAN SIT ENOUGH THAT IT CAN SIT ON YOUR LAP.ON YOUR LAP.

USES FLAT-PANEL USES FLAT-PANEL TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

SUBNOTEBOOK COMPUTERSUBNOTEBOOK COMPUTER

A PORTABLE A PORTABLE COMPUTER THAT IS COMPUTER THAT IS SLIGHTLY LIGHTER AND SLIGHTLY LIGHTER AND SMALLER THAN A FULL SMALLER THAN A FULL SIZED NOTEBOOK SIZED NOTEBOOK COMPUTERCOMPUTER

PdaPda or or PPersonal ersonal DDigital igital AAssistant/Palmtopssistant/Palmtop

A handheld device that A handheld device that combines computing, combines computing, telephone/fax, and telephone/fax, and networking features.networking features.

It uses a stylus pen rather It uses a stylus pen rather than a keyboard.than a keyboard.

TABLET PCTABLET PC

PROVIDES A FULL POWER AND PROVIDES A FULL POWER AND FUNCTIONALITY OF TODAY’S FUNCTIONALITY OF TODAY’S NOTEBOOK Pc’s.NOTEBOOK Pc’s.

Designed to allows a user to take Designed to allows a user to take notes using natural handwriting on a notes using natural handwriting on a stylus-or digital pen sensitive touch stylus-or digital pen sensitive touch screen instead of keyboard.screen instead of keyboard.

2. 2. MINICOMPUTERMINICOMPUTER

A MIDSIZED COMPUTER.A MIDSIZED COMPUTER. IS A MULTI PROCESSING IS A MULTI PROCESSING

SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING FROM 4 TO SUPPORTING FROM 4 TO ABOUT 200 USERS ABOUT 200 USERS SIMULTANEOUSLY.SIMULTANEOUSLY.

SIGNS OF COMPUTER SIGNS OF COMPUTER ADDICTIONADDICTION

3. 3. MAINFRAME COMPUTERMAINFRAME COMPUTER

A VERY LARGE AND A VERY LARGE AND EXPENSIVE COMPUTER EXPENSIVE COMPUTER CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING HUNDREDS, OR EVEN HUNDREDS, OR EVEN THOUSANDS, OF USERS THOUSANDS, OF USERS SIMULTANEOUSLY.SIMULTANEOUSLY.

4. SUPERCOMPUTER4. SUPERCOMPUTER

THE FASTEST TYPE OF COMPUTER.THE FASTEST TYPE OF COMPUTER. ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND ARE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND ARE

EMPLOYED FOR SPECIALIZED EMPLOYED FOR SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS THAT REQUIRE APPLICATIONS THAT REQUIRE IMMENSE AMOUNTS OF IMMENSE AMOUNTS OF MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS, MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS, LIKE WEATHER FORECASTING.LIKE WEATHER FORECASTING.

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TEST YOURSELFTEST YOURSELF GENERALLY A SYNONYM FOR THE COMMON GENERALLY A SYNONYM FOR THE COMMON

TERM, TERM, PPERSONAL ERSONAL CCOMPUTEROMPUTER OR PC, A OR PC, A COMPUTER DESIGNED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL.COMPUTER DESIGNED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL.

A MIDSIZED COMPUTER.IS A MULTI PROCESSING A MIDSIZED COMPUTER.IS A MULTI PROCESSING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING FROM 4 TO SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING FROM 4 TO ABOUT 200 USERS SIMULTANEOUSLY.ABOUT 200 USERS SIMULTANEOUSLY.

A VERY LARGE AND EXPENSIVE COMPUTER A VERY LARGE AND EXPENSIVE COMPUTER CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING HUNDREDS, OR EVEN CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING HUNDREDS, OR EVEN THOUSANDS, OF USERS SIMULTANEOUSLY.THOUSANDS, OF USERS SIMULTANEOUSLY.

THE FASTEST TYPE OF COMPUTER.THE FASTEST TYPE OF COMPUTER. ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND ARE EMPLOYED FOR ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND ARE EMPLOYED FOR

SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS THAT REQUIRE SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS THAT REQUIRE IMMENSE AMOUNTS OF MATHEMATICAL IMMENSE AMOUNTS OF MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS, LIKE WEATHER FORECASTING.CALCULATIONS, LIKE WEATHER FORECASTING.

ASSIGNMENT:ASSIGNMENT:

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