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This document discusses the history and categories of computers. It begins by defining a computer as a device that processes input data into meaningful information. Charles Babbage is described as the father of computing for his concept of the Analytical Engine in 1837, considered the first general-purpose computer. The document then lists the key characteristics of computers as being speed, accuracy, and storage capacity. It provides examples of the hardware components of a computer and concludes by defining several categories of computers including supercomputers, mainframes, minicomputers, microcomputers, mobile computers, and embedded computers.

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Categories of Computer and Computer Language

This document discusses the history and categories of computers. It begins by defining a computer as a device that processes input data into meaningful information. Charles Babbage is described as the father of computing for his concept of the Analytical Engine in 1837, considered the first general-purpose computer. The document then lists the key characteristics of computers as being speed, accuracy, and storage capacity. It provides examples of the hardware components of a computer and concludes by defining several categories of computers including supercomputers, mainframes, minicomputers, microcomputers, mobile computers, and embedded computers.

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Categories of computer and computer

language
The electronic or digital device
that results meaningful data [or
information] on the basis of input
data is known as a computer.

Father of computer
Charles Babbage was considered to be the father of computing
after his concept, and then later the invention of the Analytical
Engine in 1837. The Analytical Engine contained an ALU
(arithmetic logic unit), basic flow control, and integrated memory;
hailed as the first general-purpose computer concept.

Characteristics of Computer
 Speed: - As you know computer can work very fast. It takes
only few seconds for calculations that we take hours to
complete. A computer can perform millions (1,000,000) of
instructions and even more per second.
 Accuracy: - The degree of accuracy of computer is very high
and every calculation is performed with the same accuracy.
The accuracy level is 7.
 Storage: - The Computer has an in-built memory where it can
store a large amount of data. You can also store data in
secondary storage devices such as floppies, which can be kept
outside your computer and can be carried to other computers.
Categories of computer and computer
language
hardware components of a computer
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Memory Unit (MU)
Secondary Storage Device
Input Device
Output Device
Categories Of Computer
 Super computers A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of
performance compared to a general-purpose computer. The performance of a
supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second instead
of million instructions per second
 mainframe computers- Mainframe computers or mainframes are computers
used primarily by large organizations for critical applications; bulk data processing, such
as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning; and
transaction processing.
 Mini computers- A minicomputer, or colloquially mini, is a class of smaller
computers that was developed in the mid-1960s and sold for much less than mainframe
and mid-size computers from IBM and its direct competitors.

 Micro computers- A microcomputer is a computer with a central processing unit


(CPU) as a microprocessor. Designed for individual use, a microcomputer is smaller
than a mainframe or a minicomputer.
 Mobile computers.- Mobile computing is human–computer interaction in
which a computer is expected to be transported during normal usage, which allows for
transmission of data, voice and video. Mobile computing involves mobile communication,
mobile hardware, and mobile software
 Embedded computers- An embedded system is a controller with a dedicated
function within a larger mechanical or electrical system, often with real-time computing
constraints. It is embedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and
mechanical parts. Embedded systems control m any devices in common use today.
Categories of computer and computer
language

SUPER COMPUTER

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