Digital Computer
Digital computers can be classified in these types-
- 1. Micro Computer
- 2. Mini Computer
- 3. Mainframe Computer
- 4. Super Computer
- 5. Quantum Computer
Micro Computer- It is a smallest general purpose. The proccessor that is used in it is too small, because of that this type of computer are known as micro computer. It is further classified in personal computer (PC) & Home computer.
Mini Computer- Its processor is larger & working is fast compare to micro computer. It can handel multiple user simultaneously. These computers are costily & have large storage capacity speed of arithmatic operation.Main frame Computer-- This has a large processor, multiuser device & multitasking. All high language programming languages can be used over it.
Super Computer-- Super computer are very powerful & expensive computers. Only few organization are using super computer such as- NASA, ISRO, Whether department, Oil & Gas exploration etc.
Cray Research( Brand name: CRAY) & Control data corporation (Brand name: CYBER) are two primary builder of super computer in Ameraica.
In India, Central for devlopment on Advance computing(C-DAC), pune has devloper supercomputer "PARAM".
- CRAY-I is the worlds first supercomputer(In 1976).
- PARAM-8000 is the worlds first supercomputer(In 1991).
- Japan's Fugaku supercomputer is one of the fastest super computer.
Before this Japan's supercomputer Fujitsu Fugaku was the world's fastest computer.
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