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What are the classification of computers based on size of the hardware?
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∙ 14y ago
According to size
• Supercomputers
• Mainframe Computers
• Minicomputers
• Workstations
• Microcomputers, or Personal Computers
According to speed
- micro computer
- mini computer
- mainframe computer
- super computer
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoThere may be many 'standards' as there are no standard... standards! In other words, there is no *official* sizing classification.
However, typically in use by IT are the following:
Supercomputer/Cluster/Beowulf = A large collection of supercomputers, mainframes, servers, or individual computers. Usually takes up the size of an entire facility, and can be physically very, very massive. Such as BlueGene
Mainframe = Usually one or more 'racks' of refrigerator sized individual systems networked together to allow for extra memory, processing capability, or storage space. Like a smaller version of a supercomputer.
Server = The most common 'large' computer, these are typically one rack cabinet or less, a cabinet the size of a refrigerator or less, and consist of one or more motherboards and individualized computers. Most servers are a single 'rack' on the cabinet, and may work with other racks/servers to perform a task.
My website, for example, has three: There's the server that hosts the main page and data, another which holds the actual database and FTP server, and a third used for our forums!
A server can also just be a normal desktop converted to dedicated use.
Desktop = You probably know this one. =) Smaller desktops may be called MiniATX, MicroITX, NanoITX, or PicoITX, though these more accurately refer to the size of the motherboard and case than the actual computer. May also be called 'portoputers' 'mobile desktops' 'fragboxes' and any of a hundred other things. VIA makes computer desktops smaller than most routers!
Laptop = Ditto. Smaller laptops may be called notebooks, ultra-portables or netbooks.
PDAs = Very small, compact systems smaller than laptops but still capable of full processing. However many lack the memory, storage space, or processor power (due to battery constraints) to run 'normal' operating systems, and use either the more efficient Linux, PalmOS, or Windows CE and similar 'portable device OSs'
Cell Phones = With the advent of smart phones such as the Android, Blackberry, and iPhone, cell phones are completely competative computers now, able to perform all the same tasks and even games as desktop computers were once required for. You can play SimCity 2000 on the iPhone! I remember when you had to buy a desktop to play this because laptops didn't have enough RAM!
There are even smaller devices than this, but these are the ones most commonly used and greed upon.
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∙ 8y agoConventional "supercomputers" consists of many nodes (which are individual computers) that are networked together (clustered) that is designed to distribute the computational load between all nodes.
Generally speaking they can be generally classified by how many nodes, how many cores, and how much processing power it possesses (in the orders of magnitude of FLOPS[floating-point operations per second, how many calculations per second that a "supercomputer" can do with numbers that contains non-integer values - e.g. 3.1415... - the estimated value of pi])
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