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    This document defines and describes the three main types of computers: 1) Digital computers operate using binary code of 0s and 1s to process data in discrete form. 2) Analog computers store and process data in continuous form as physical quantities. 3) Hybrid computers have features of both digital and analog computers, with a digital controller and analog components that can solve differential equations.

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    This document defines and describes the three main types of computers: 1) Digital computers operate using binary code of 0s and 1s to process data in discrete form. 2) Analog computers store and process data in continuous form as physical quantities. 3) Hybrid computers have features of both digital and analog computers, with a digital controller and analog components that can solve differential equations.

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    TYPES OF

    COMPUTERS
    This resource has the definition of computer and the types of it.
    Recurso elaborado por el Ing. Cristian A. López, M.A
    A partir de la siguiente fuente:

    Esteras, S.R. (2010). Infotech English for Computer Users. Recuperado de


    http://quegrande.org/apuntes/EI/OPT/IT/teoria/09-
    10/infotech_english_for_computer_users_4th_ed_students_book.pdf

    Types of computers:

    There are three basic types of computers these are:

    ● Digital computers
    ● Analog Computers
    ● Hybrid Computers
    Digital Computers

    Digital computer, any of a class


    of devices capable of solving
    problems by processing
    information in discrete form. It
    operates on data, including
    magnitudes, letters, and
    symbols, that are expressed in
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    digits 0 and 1. By counting,


    comparing, and manipulating these digits or their combinations according to a
    set of instructions held in its memory, a digital computer can perform such tasks
    as to control industrial processes and regulate the operations of machines;
    analyze and organize vast amounts of business data; and simulate the behavior
    of dynamic systems (e.g., global weather patterns and chemical reactions) in
    scientific research.

    Analog Computers

    An analog computer is a computer which is


    used to process analog data. Analog
    computers store data in a continuous form of
    physical quantities and perform calculations
    with the help of measures. It is quite different
    from the digital computer, which makes use
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    of symbolic numbers to represent results. Analog computers are excellent for
    situations which require data to be measured directly without converting into
    numerals or codes. Analog computers, although available and used in industrial
    and scientific applications like control systems and aircraft, have been largely
    replaced by digital computers due to the wide range of complexities involved.

    Hybrid Computers

    Hybrid computers are computers


    that exhibit features of analog
    computers and digital computers.
    The digital component normally
    serves as the controller and provides
    logical and numerical operations,
    while the analog component often
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    complex equations.

    A computer:

    It is a device used to work with information, this has two parts:


    • The hardware
    • The software
    The hardware is the physical part of the computer, this has four parts:
    • Monitor
    • Mouse
    • Keyboard
    • Cpu

    Any component added to the computer is called peripheral component, example:


    • Fax
    • Printer
    • Scanner
    The Software is the logical part of the computer; there are two types of software:
    • The operating System
    • The Applications
    The operating system controls and manages all the resources of hardware and
    applications of the computers, there are two types of operating system:
    • Based on commands
    • Based on GUI.

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