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Classes of computers. Different types of computers – clockwise from top left: Desktop computer (IBM ThinkCentre S50 with monitor) Smartphone ( LYF Water 2) Supercomputer (IBM Blue Gene/P) Video game console (Nintendo GameCube) Computers can be classified, or typed, in many ways. Some common classifications of computers are given below.
In computer science and computer engineering, computer architecture is a description of the structure of a computer system made from component parts. [ 1] It can sometimes be a high-level description that ignores details of the implementation. [ 2] At a more detailed level, the description may include the instruction set architecture design ...
Magnetic-core memory computers (5 P) Mainframe computers (10 C, 37 P) Massively parallel computers (26 P) Microcomputers (10 C, 56 P) Military computers (3 C, 68 P) Minicomputers (7 C, 74 P) Mobile computers (15 C, 67 P)
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations ( computation ). Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs. These programs enable computers to perform a wide range of tasks. The term computer system may refer to a nominally ...
Flynn's taxonomy. Flynn's taxonomy is a classification of computer architectures, proposed by Michael J. Flynn in 1966 [ 1] and extended in 1972. [ 2] The classification system has stuck, and it has been used as a tool in the design of modern processors and their functionalities. Since the rise of multiprocessing central processing units (CPUs ...
An operating system ( OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs . Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software for cost allocation of processor time, mass storage, peripherals, and ...
Computer simulation, one of the main cross-computing methodologies. Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery. [ 1] It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic processes, and the development of both hardware and software. Computing has scientific, engineering, mathematical ...
An information system ( IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. [ 1] From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems comprise four components: task, people, structure (or roles), and technology. [ 2] Information systems can be defined as an integration of ...