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Classification
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The computer systems can be


classified on the following basis:

1. On the basis of size.


2. On the basis of functionality.
3. On the basis of data handling.
Acronyms and It’s
•
meaning
FLOPS (Floating-point operations per second) - is a measure
of computer performance in computing, useful in fields of
scientific computations that require floating-point
calculations.

• MIPS (Million Instructions per Second) - an approximate


measure of a computer's raw processing power.

• IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) - A


company known for its hardware and software products,
including computers, servers, storage systems and
Acronyms and It’s
• PARAM meaning
(PARAllel Machine) - a series of Indian
supercomputers designed and assembled by the Centre for
Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Pune.

• CPU (Central Processing Unit) - also called a central


processor, main processor, or just processor, is the most
important processor in a given computer.

• I/O (Input/Output) - Input signals shuttle data from a CPU,


storage controller or memory to a storage device. Output
signals flow from a computer to an output device.
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Classification
on the basis
of size
Super computers
Super computers
The super computers are the most high performing
system. A supercomputer is a computer with a high
level of performance compared to a general-purpose
computer. The actual Performance of a supercomputer
is measured in FLOPS instead of MIPS.

All of the world’s fastest 500 supercomputers run Linux-


based operating systems. Additional research is being
conducted in China, the US, the EU, Taiwan and Japan to
build even faster, more high performing and more
technologically superior supercomputers.
Super computers
Supercomputers actually play an important role in
the field of computation, and are used for intensive
computation tasks in various fields, including
quantum mechanics, weather forecasting, climate
research, oil and gas exploration, molecular
modeling, and physical simulations. Throughout the
history, supercomputers have been essential in the
field of the cryptanalysis.

eg: PARAM, jaguar, roadrunner.


Mainframe computers
Mainframe computers

These are commonly called as big iron, they


are usually used by big organisations for
bulk data processing such as statistics,
census data processing, transaction
processing and are widely used as the
servers as these systems has a higher
processing capability as compared to the
other classes of computers.
Mainframe computers
Most of these mainframe architectures were
established in 1960s, the research and
development worked continuously over the
years and the mainframes of today are far
more better than the earlier ones, in size,
capacity and efficiency.

Eg: IBM z Series, System z9 and System z10


servers.
Mini computers
Mini computers
These computers came into the market in
mid 1960s and were sold at a much cheaper
price than the main frames, they were
actually designed for control,
instrumentation, human interaction, and
communication switching as distinct from
calculation and record keeping, later they
became very popular for personal uses with
evolution.
Mini computers
In the 60s to describe the smaller computers
that became possible with the use of
transistors and core memory technologies,
minimal instructions sets and less expensive
peripherals such as the ubiquitous Teletype
Model 33 ASR. They usually took up one or a
few inch rack cabinets, compared with the
large mainframes that could fill a room, there
was a new term “MINICOMPUTERS” coined
Eg: POS, etc.
Micro computers
Micro computers
A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive
computer with a microprocessor as its CPU. It includes a
microprocessor, memory, and minimal I/O circuitry
mounted on a single printed circuit board. The previous
to these computers, mainframes and minicomputers,
were comparatively much larger, hard to maintain and
more expensive. They actually formed the foundation for
present day microcomputers and smart gadgets that we
use in day to day life.

E.g: Personal Computer, Laptop, Tablets, Smartwatches.


Classification on the basis of size
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Classification
on the basis
of
functionality
Servers
Servers

Servers are nothing but dedicated


computers which are set-up to offer some
services to the clients. They are named
depending on the type of service they
offered.

Eg: security server, database server.


Workstation
Workstation

Those are the computers designed to


primarily to be used by single user at a
time. They run multi-user operating
systems. They are the ones which we use
for our day to day personal / commercial
work.
Information Appliances
Information Appliances

They are the portable devices which are


designed to perform a limited set of tasks
like basic calculations, playing multimedia,
browsing internet etc. They are generally
referred as the mobile devices. They have
very limited memory and flexibility and
generally run on “as-is” basis.
Embedded computers
Embedded computers
They are the computing devices which are used
in other machines to serve limited set of
requirements. They follow instructions from the
non-volatile memory and they are not required
to execute reboot or reset. The processing units
used in such device work to those basic
requirements only and are different from the
ones that are used in personal computers-
better known as workstations.
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Classification
on the basis
of data
handling
Analog
Analog
An analog computer is a form of computer that
uses the continuously-changeable aspects of
physical fact such as electrical, mechanical, or
hydraulic quantities to model the problem
being solved. Any thing that is variable with
respect to time and continuous can be claimed
as analog just like an analog clock measures
time by means of the distance traveled for the
spokes of the clock around the circular dial.
Digital
Digital
A computer that performs calculations and logical
operations with quantities represented as digits,
usually in the binary number system of “0” and
“1”, “Computer capable of solving problems by
processing information expressed in discrete form.
from manipulation of the combinations of the
binary digits, it can perform mathematical
calculations, organize and analyze data, control
industrial and other processes, and simulate
dynamic systems such as global weather patterns.
Analog and Digital Computer
Hybrid
Hybrid

A computer that processes both analog


and digital data, Hybrid computer is a
digital computer that accepts analog
signals, converts them to digital and
processes them in digital form.
Analog, Digital and Hybrid Computer
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