SSS 1 WEEK 7 - 8: CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTERS
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CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER There are three main way of classifying computer and the categories are by: 1 . Classification of computer according to their Types • Analogue • Digital • Hybrid 2. Classification of computer according to their sizes • Micro Computers • Minicomputers Computers • Mainframe Computers • Super Computers 3. Classification of computer according to their functionality • General purpose • Special purpose. • Figure 1: Classification of Computers - Classification of computer according to their Types • Analogue Computers: An analogue computer is a form of computer that uses the continuously changeable aspects of physical phenomena such as electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic quantities to model the problem being solved. Figure 1: Slide rule Examples of analogue computers include: slide rules, planimeters, differential analyzers, the wheel integrator, the harmonic synthesizer, a squaring device