Monday, 23 July 2012

Classification of Computer Based on Principles of Operation

Based on the principles of operation computers are classified in to Three types, Analog computers, Digital computers ans Hybrid computers.


* Analog computers

* Digital computers

* Hybrid computers


Analog Computers:

  Analog Computer is a computing device that works on continuous range of values. The analog computers give approximate results since they deal with quantities that vary continuously. It generally deals with physical variables such as voltage pressure, temperature, speed etc.


Digital Computers:

  On the other hand a digital computer operates on digital data such as numbers. It uses binary number system in which there are only two 0 and 1. Each one is called a bit. The digital computer is designed using digital circuits in which there are two levels for a input or output signal. That two levels are known as logic 0 and logic 1. digital computers  can give the results with more accuracy and at a faster rate.


Hybrid Computers:

   Hybrid Computer have the combined features of both analog and digital computers. It is mostly used for automatic operations of complicated physical processes and machines. Now a days analog to digital and digital to analog converters are used for transforming the data into suitable form for either type of
computation.

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