general purpose, as it can be programmed to perform any special purpose task.
There are either special-purpose or general purpose computers.
1.Special purpose computer General Purpose Computer
Computers can be classified into general purpose and special purpose computers. General purpose computers can be applied to a variety of tasks while special purpose computers are molded to suit a particular task.
No, a personal computer is an example of a general-purpose computer. The computer in a VCR is designed for the specific purpose of operating the VCR.
By using general purpose software a user can fulfill his or her general needs By using special purpose software a user can fulfill his or her specific needs for which this special purpose software has been designed.
Special Purpose: Special purpose computer are used for only specific or perticular task.Mostly computer are used by doctors. Like ECG computer are any computer which used for surgery. Some special computer are used for weather controlling or weather research, some used by army for deffence purpose.
Base on purposed, computers are either general purpose or special purpose. General purpose computers are meant for all manner of tasks while Special purpose computers are tailored for unique task.
General purpose means it can be used for many things. Special purpose means only for a particular thing.
•It was the first general-purpose electronic computer.
embedded computer
A general-purpose computer requires an operating system to load and execute other programs.
The classifications of computer by purpose are: 1. General-purpose computer - a kind of computer which can handle many kind of jobs and is not restricted to any particular use. example: laptop and desktop computers. 2. Special-Purpose computer - a kind of computer which is designed to handle one particular job for one particular purpose. example: Airport computers used to monitor landing and take-off of airplanes.