Performing Computer Operations Module
Performing Computer Operations Module
TYPES OF COMPUTERS
The following are the classification of the different types of computers based on their sizes,
power and functionalities.
1. Supercomputer - in terms of performance and data processing, are the most powerful computers.
These are specialized and task specific computers used by large organizations. The
supercomputers are very expensive and very large in size. Some supercomputers can span an
entire building. Personal Digital
Desktop Computers Laptops Tablets Smartphones
Examples where it is used: Space Exploration, Earthquake studies and Weather Forecasting Assistant
Four Main Components of Hardware
2. Mainframe Computer - are not as powerful as supercomputers. Large organizations use
mainframes for highly critical applications such as bulk data processing and Enterprise Resource Hardware is the tangible, physical, electronic and mechanical parts of a computer that perform
Planning to run their business operations. Most of the mainframe computers have the capacities to the input, processing, storage, and output activities of the computer.
host multiple operating systems and operate as several virtual machines and can substitute for
several small servers.
Examples where it is used: Banks, Educational Institutions and Insurance Companies
3. Minicomputer - in terms of size and processing capacity, minicomputers lie in between mainframes
and microcomputers. These are used by small businesses & firms. Minicomputers are also called as
“Midrange Computers”. These are small machines and can be accommodated on a disk with not as A. Input Devices - are composed of a device that accepts data and instructions from the user or from
processing and data storage capabilities as super-computers & Mainframes. another computer system. These are the devices used by the user to communicate with the
Examples where it is used: computer.
Production department for monitoring production process and Data Management
Device
System Unit
The system unit, also known as a "tower" or "chassis," is the main part of a desktop computer
that encloses the motherboard, CPU, RAM, video card, and other internal components.
Hard Drive Floppy Blu-ray Disc Compact Disc Digital Versatile ACTIVITY 3: Classifying Hardware Devices
Diskette Disc Directions: Classify the following hardware devices according to its component.
Mouse Motherboard Microphone Projector
D.2. Optical Storage Monitor Scanner Printer Keyboard
D.2.1. BD (Blu-ray Disc) - is simply called as Blu-Ray, a digital optical disc data storage USB Flash Drive Memory Card CPU RAM
format. It was designed to supersede the DVD format, and is capable of storing several Speaker Video Card Hard drive
hours of video in high definition.
D.2.2. CD (Compact Disc) - also called optical disc is a nonmagnetic, polished metal disk
used to store digital information. The disc is read by the CD- ROM. INPUT OUTPUT PROCESSING STORAGE
D.2.3. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) - an optical disc technology with a 4.7 gigabyte storage DEVICES DEVICES DEVICES DEVICES
capacity on a single-sided, one-layered disk, which is enough for a 133-minute movie.