Types of Computer

By :

10113894 Andina Ajeng Nurismi

12113653 Dwi Ajeng Anggraeni
13113127 Faizah Purahmadani
15113247 Malda Mardhatillah
16113450 Nindi Sabrina
18113483 Silmi Kaffah
 What is
Computer?

Categories of
Computer

1. Mainframes

2. Minicomputers

3. Microcomputers
Types of Computer
 What is
Computer?
What is Computer?
Categories of
Computer A computer is a devices that takes in
data, processes it according to a
1. Mainframes
progam and than outputs the processes
data in some form. There is an
increasing variety of computers of
2. Minicomputers different sizes and designed for
different purposes. One of the most
3. Microcomputers important considerations when buying
computer is deciding how it is going to
used.
 What is
Computer?
Categories of Computer
Categories of
Computer Computer can be divided into
three board categories :
1. Mainframes

1. Mainframe computers
2. Minicomputers (mainframes)
2. Minicomputers (minis)
3. Microcomputers 3. Microcomputers (micros)
 What is
Computer?
1. Mainframes
Categories of
Computer

1. Mainframes

2. Minicomputers

3. Microcomputers
 What is
Computer?

Categories of
Computer Mainframes are large,
powerful, expansive computers
1. Mainframes that are operated by a team of
professionals and are designed to
2. Minicomputers be used by many people at same
time. The most powerful
3. Microcomputers
mainframes are sometimes called
supercomputers.
 What is
Computer?
2. Minicomputers
Categories of
Computer

1. Mainframes

2. Minicomputers

3. Microcomputers
 What is
Computer?
Minicomputers are really cut-down
mainframes and are no longer very
Categories of common.The most common type of
Computer
computer is the minicomputer. It was used
to run basic, teleprint, and store 4k of
1. Mainframes memory for users who couldn't afford or
didn't need a supercomputer. A mini
computer has different uses among them
2. Minicomputers being scientific calculations, business
transaction processing and data base
management. They are smaller in size than
3. Microcomputers
a normal laptop and are usually used when
on the go or from anywhere, which gives
them a big advantage.
 What is
Computer? 3. Microcomputers
Microcomputers are sometimes called
Categories of personal computers. The abbreviation PC
Computer was originally used for microcomputers
produced by IBM Corporation, but it is
1. Mainframes now sometimes used for other type of
personal computers. However,
microcomputers produced by Apple
2. Minicomputers Computers in corporated are not normally
referred to as PCs. There is a wide variety
3. Microcomputers
of microcumputers but two common
types are dekstop computers and
portables
 What is
Computer?
A. Desktop Computer
Categories of
Computer

1. Mainframes Dekstop are small enough to sit on an

office desk and are relatively cheap. They
becoming cheaper and more powerful and are
2. Minicomputers often used for running multimedia programs, i.
e. Programs that contains some combination
of text, sound, high quality graphics,
3. Microcomputers animation, and video. Multimedia computers
need to have a sound facility and usually have
a CD-ROM drive.
 What is B. Portables
Computer?
There is an increasing variety of
Categories of portable micros that can be grouped
Computer according to their sizes. They can
usually be powered from batteries and
1. Mainframes are useful in many different situation.
However, as computers gets smaller it
becomes increasingly difficult to use
2. Minicomputers them with keyboard. One of the
reasons that notebook portables are
popular is because their screens and
3. Microcomputers
keyboard are just big enough to use
comfortablely for word processing.
 What is They can also be powerful enough to be
Computer?
used for multimedia. The related sizes
Categories of
of some of the most common types of
Computer computers is indicated below. Although,
there are other types that are not
1. Mainframes mentioned here and new types are
currently being developed. There are
kinds of portable which are :
2. Minicomputers
a. Laptop
b. Notebook
3. Microcomputers c. Subnotebook
d. Handhelds
e. Palmtops
 What is
Computer?
a. Laptop
Categories of
Computer

1. Mainframes

2. Minicomputers

3. Microcomputers
 What is
Computer?
b. Notebook
Categories of
Computer

1. Mainframes

2. Minicomputers

3. Microcomputers
 What is
Computer?
c. Subnotebook
Categories of
Computer

1. Mainframes

2. Minicomputers

3. Microcomputers
 What is
Computer?
d. Handhelds
Categories of
Computer

1. Mainframes

2. Minicomputers

3. Microcomputers
 What is e. Palmtops
Computer?

Categories of
Computer

1. Mainframes

2. Minicomputers

3. Microcomputers
 What is
Computer?

Categories of
Computer

1. Mainframes

2. Minicomputers

3. Microcomputers

Thank you