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The document outlines various types of computers, categorizing them into six basic types: embedded computers, mobile devices, personal computers, servers, mainframe computers, and supercomputers. Each category is described with examples and characteristics, highlighting their specific uses and functionalities. Additionally, a quick quiz is included to reinforce understanding of the material presented.

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Lecture 03

The document outlines various types of computers, categorizing them into six basic types: embedded computers, mobile devices, personal computers, servers, mainframe computers, and supercomputers. Each category is described with examples and characteristics, highlighting their specific uses and functionalities. Additionally, a quick quiz is included to reinforce understanding of the material presented.

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Application of Information and

Communication Technology
(CS-143)
Lecture-03
Instructor: Faizan Bashir
Lecture Outline
• Discuss Types of Computers
Computers To Fit Every Need
• Six basic categories of computers:
– Embedded computers
– Mobile devices
– Personal computers
– Servers
– Mainframe computers
– Supercomputers
Embedded Computers
• Embedded Computers
– Embedded into a product and designed to perform specific tasks or functions
for that product
– Cannot be used as general-purpose computers
– Often embedded into:
• Household appliances
• Thermostats
• Sewing machines
• Treadmills
• Answering machines
• Cars
Trend Box
•Tiny PCs
– Can look like a USB flash drive or small circuit board
– Typically connect your TV to the Internet to display Web content
– Some are full computers
Mobile Devices
• Mobile Device
– A very small device with some type of built-in computing or Internet
capability
– Typically has a small screen
• and keyboard
– Examples:
• Smartphones
• Handheld gaming devices
• Portable digital media players
• Media tablets
Personal Computers (PCs)
• Personal Computer (PC)
– Small computer designed to be used by one person at a time
– Also called a microcomputer
– Available in different sizes and shapes
• Desktop Computers
– On or next to a desk
– Tower case, desktop case,
• or all-in-one
– PC or Macintosh
– Not portable
Portable Computers
• Portable Computers
– Designed to be carried around easily
– Fully functional computers
– Notebook (laptop) computers
• Typically use a clamshell design
– Tablet computers
• Usually use a digital pen/stylus or touch screen
• No physical keyboard; can use on-screen or attached keyboard
– Hybrid notebook-tablet computers
– Netbooks
• Smaller and have more limited features than conventional notebooks
Servers
• Server
– A medium-sized computer used to host programs and data for a small
network
– Sometimes referred to as a minicomputer
– Users connect via a network with a computer, thin client, or dumb
terminal
– Virtualization
• Creating virtual rather than actual environments
(often used to share a server
• for increased efficiency)
Mainframe Computers
• Mainframe Computer
– Powerful computer used by many large organizations to manage large
amounts of centralized data
– Standard choice for hospitals, universities, large
• businesses, banks, government offices
– Located in climate-controlled data centers and connected to the rest of the
company computers via a network
– Larger, more expensive, and more powerful than servers
– Usually operate 24 hours a day
– Also called high-end servers or enterprise-class servers
Supercomputers
• Supercomputer
– Fastest, most expensive, most
powerful type of computer
– Generally run one program at a time,
as fast as possible
– Can cost several million dollars each
– Tend to be very large and contain a
large number of CPUs
– Titan is one of the fastest computers
in the world
Quick Quiz
1. A tablet PC is an example of a(n) .
a. Desktop computer
b. Portable PC
c. Internet appliance
2. True or False: The terms mainframe computer and supercomputer are
interchangeable; both refer to the largest, most powerful computers.
3. A smartphone is an example of a(n) .

•Answers:
•1) b; 2) False; 3) mobile device

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