COMPUTER SYSTEMS, DEVICES
AND PERIPHERALS
What is
Computer isComputer?
one of the most brilliant inventions of
mankind. Thanks to the computer technology, we
were able to achieve storage and processing to
huge amounts of data: we could rest our brains by
employing computer memory capacities for
storing information.
Benefits of having Computer:
Speed up daily work
Carry out critical transactions
Achieve accuracy and precision in work.
Different Types
of Computer
Based on the operational principle
of computers, they are categorized
as:
Analog Computers
Digital Computers
Hybrid Computers
Analog
These areComputers
almost extinct today. These
are different from a digital computer
because an analog computer can only
perform several mathematical
operations simultaneously.
It uses continues variables for
mathematical operations and utilizes
mechanical or electrical energy.
Digital
They useComputers
digital circuits and are
designed to operate on two states,
namely bits 0 and 1.
They analogous to states ON and OFF
data.
Data in these computers is represented
as a series of 0s and 1s.
Digital computers are suitable for
complex computations and have
Hybrid
Computers
These are combination of both
digital and analog computers. In
this type of computers, the
digital segments perform process
control by conversation of analog
signals to digital ones.
Classification
of Computers
Mainframe Computers
Mini Computers
Servers
Super Computer
Microcomputers
Desktop Computer
Laptops
Mainframe
Computers
Large organizations use maintenance for
highly critical applications such as bulk
data processing and ERP (Enterprise
Resource Planning).
Computers that have capacities to host
multiple operating systems and operate
as a number of virtual machines and can
use substitute for several small servers.
Mini
Computers
Minicomputers are also called mid-range
systems or workstations.
The term began to be popularly used in the
1960s to refer relatively smaller third
generation computers.
Servers
They are computers designed to provide
services to client machines in a computer
network.
Usually they are very large in size, as
they have large processors and many
hard drives.
Super
Computer
The highly calculation-intensive tasks can be
effectively performed by means of
supercomputers. Quantum physics, mechanics,
weather forecasting, molecular theory are best
studied by means of supercomputers.
Microcomp
uters
A computer with a microprocessor and its
central processing unit it is known as a
microcomputer.
They do not occupy space as much as
mainframes do.
When supplemented with a keyboard and
a mouse, microcomputers can be called
personal computers.
Desktop
Computer
A desktop is intended to be used
on a single location.
Power consumption is not as
critical as that in laptops.
Desktops are widely popular for
daily use in the workplace and
households.
Laptops
Similar in operation to desktops,
laptop computers are
miniaturized and optimized for
mobile use.
Laptops run on a single battery
or an external adapter that
charges the computer batteries.
Types of
Personal
Computer
Net books
Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)
Tablet Computers
Wearable Computers
Netbooks
They fall in the category of
laptops, but are inexpensive and
relatively smaller size.
PDA
It is a handheld computer and
popularly known as a palmtop.
Tablet
Computers
These are mobile computers that
are very handy to use.
Wearable
Computers
These computers can be worn on
the body and are often used in
the study of behavior modeling
and a human health.
