ICT FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES eee HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND | eeee OPERATING SYSTEM Seee.What is a Computer? An electronic device that can perform the following tasks: e Respond predictably to input e Store the set of instructions needed to process the input Process the input according to these instructions e Store the results of processing Output information ?Types of Computer e Supercomputers Special high-capacity computers used by very large organisations that need massive computing power for “number-crunching”. Users: NASA, Meteorological Office. e Mainframe Large-scale computers executing millions of instructions per second. Used to process very large volumes of data; multi-user; require special accommodation and facilities. Users: Insurance companies, banks, airlines.