Computer full form | What is the full form of Computer

Computer full form: Computer is not a acronym. Its generally comes from the word “Compute”. Basically Computer is an electronic device that stores and manipulates information. Unlike a calculator, it is able to store a program and retrieve information from its memory as outputs and displayed using output devices. 

Some people say that COMPUTER stands for Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technological and Educational Research. 

“A Computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data from a user, process the data according to specified rules, Export results, and store the result for future use for any person. Multiple Components attached with Computer, then Computer runs Perfectly and fast.”

Types of Computer

Computers can be generally classified by size and power as follows, though there is considerable overlap:

• Personal computer: A small, single-user computer based on a microprocessor.
• Workstation: A powerful, single-user computer. A workstation is like a personal computer, but it has a more powerful microprocessor and, in general, a higher-quality monitor.
• Minicomputer: A multi-user computer capable of supporting up to hundreds of users simultaneously.
• Mainframe: A powerful multi-user computer capable of supporting many hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously.
• Supercomputer: An extremely fast computer that can perform hundreds of millions of instructions per second.

Categorization on the basis of technology

• Digital Computer
• Analog Computer
• Hybrid Computer

Categorization on the basis of generation

• First generation computers: (1940-1956) based on Vacuum tubes.
• Second generation computers: (1956-1963) based on Transistors
• Third generation computers: (1964-1971) based on Integrated Circuits
• Forth generation computers: (1971- Present) Based on Microprocessors
• Fifth generation computers: (Present and Beyond) based on Artificial Intelligence

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