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PRESENTATION OF FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTERS 0N

TYPES OF COMPUTERS

In Partial Fulfillment for the award of the degree

of

Masters of Business Adminstration

Session
(2021-23)

Submitted To: Submitted By:

Mr. ARJUN YADAV VIPIN YADAV
(Department of Management) INDIRA GANDHI UNIVERSITY MBA-1st YEAR
(MEERPUR) REWARI Roll No. 2145
TYPES OF COMPUTERS
Types of computers:
• Supercomputer
• Mainframe
• Mini computer
• Micro computer
• Work station
Supercomputer:-

• Supercomputer was Introduced in the 1960s.

• The term “super computing” was first used by the
New York World newspaper in 1929.
• Refer to large custom-built tabulator IBM made
for Columbia university.
• Used to solve problems involving by major
universities, military agencies and scientific
research laboratories.
Mainframe :-

• Mainframe computer designed to handle very

high volume input and output(I/O) and emphasize
throughout computing.
• Used mainly, by large organizations for critical
applications, typically bulk data processing,
industry and consumer statistics, ERP and
financial transaction processing.
Mini computer:-

• Mini computer is a midsized computer, which

normally process and store less data than
mainframe but more than a microcomputer.
• It is an old term for a class of multi-user
computer, lies between the largest multi-user
system (mainframe computers) and the smallest
single-user systems (microcomputers or personal
computers).
• They are used in industries, research
organisations, colleges and universities.
Micro computer:-

• Small desktop or portable computer.

• Designed to be used by one person at a time.
• Can be linked in a network.
• Its central processing unit is a microprocessor.
• Micro computers are the four classes of
computer.
Workstation:-
• Workstation is a type of computer used for engineering
applications (CAD/CAM), desktop publishing,
software development and other types of applications
that require a moderate amount of computing power
and relatively high quality graphics capabilities.
• Come with a large, high-resolution graphics screen, at
least 64MB (megabytes) of RAM, built-in network
support and a graphical user interface.
• The most common operating systems for workstations
are UNIX and windows NT.
• Like personal computers, most workstations are single-
user computers.