Computer

Types of Computer/Classification of Computers Supercomputer Mainframe Computer Microcomputer Minicomputer 1.Supercomputer: A  supercomputer  is a  computer  with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose  computer . The performance of a  supercomputer  is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) instead of million instructions per second (MIPS). Powerful. Funnels capacity into a few programs as quickly as possible. ... Expensive. Hundreds of millions of dollars. ... Built for specific applications. Animating graphics. ... Made up of tens of thousands of computing nodes. CPUs. ... Most controlled by Linux software. ... Water cooled. At any given time, there are a few well-publicized supercomputers that operate at extremely high speeds relative to all other computers. The term is also sometimes applied to far slower (but still impressively fast) computers. The largest, most po...

Definition: A computer is a machine or device that performs processes, calculations and operations based on instructions provided by a software or hardware program. It is designed to execute applications and provides a variety of solutions by combining integrated hardware and software components. What is called Computer: The term computer is derived from the Latin term Computer this means to calculate or programmable machine. Computer can not do anything without a Program. ... The Word 'Computer' usually refers to the Center Processor Unit plus Internal memory. Charles Babbage is called the "Grand Father" of the computer. History of Computers: There is no easy answer to this question due to the many different classifications of  computers . The first mechanical computer, created by  Charles Babbage  in  1822 , doesn't really resemble what most would consider a computer today. Therefore, this page provides a listing of each of the computer f...