SIZES OF COMPUTERS
THE SHAPES OF COMPUTERS TODAY
Mrs. Kelly
|CATEGORY SIZE |GENERAL DETAILS |USES |EXAMPLES & COST |
| |(Size, Memory, Features etc.) | | |
|WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY | |Business |Google Glasses - $1500 |
| |computer-powered devices or equipment that can be worn by a user, including clothing, |Communication |[pic] |
| |watches, glasses, shoes and similar items. Wearable computing devices can range from |Infotainment | |
| |providing very specific, limited features like heart rate monitoring and pedometer |Healthcare and Medical |Iwatch |
| |capabilities to advanced “smart” functions and features similar to those a smartphone . |Fitness and Wellness |Starting at $350 |
| | | | |
|Glasses |a line of hands-free, head-mounted intelligent devices that can be worn by users as | | |
| |"wearable computing" eyewear | | |
|Watches | | | |
| |having advanced circuitry, wireless connectivity and independent processing capability.| | |
|MOBILE PC’s | |cellphone, |iPhone 6 plus $900 |
| | |GPS navigation system |[pic] |
|Smartphone | |Applications | |
| |Smallest size and fits in your hand |Internet | |
| |Features include touch screen, memory cards, wireless connectivity |e-mail | |
| |Apps (Android, Apple, Blackberry) |word processing | |
| |512 MB – 2GB internal memory + 32 GB expandable memory |organizer (calendar/planner) | |
| |can connect to larger computer to exchange information |camera, video, music | |
| |lightweight, operate on battery, portable |some offer full keyboard | |
| | |video streaming | |
|Tablet |Smaller than a laptop |Apps and E-reader |iPad 5 $500 |
| |Size ranges 5 inches to 10 inches |camera, video, music |Google Nexus 7 $200 |
| |32 GB and up |Internet | |
| |One-piece mobile computer |e-mail |[pic] |
| |Touchscreen and virtual key board |word processing | |
| |Lightweight and long battery life |organizer (calendar/planner) | |
| |Hardware ports, key pads and other wireless devices |very portable | |
| |Bluetooth | | |
|Laptop/ Netbook |Size ranges from 14 to 16”, fit into briefcase |Portability very attractive to business|Toshiba, HP, Acer, IBM, Apple |
| |Up to 4 GB RAM and 320 GB Hard drive memory |travellers and students |Cost ranging from $400 -$1500 |
| |Approx 10 lbs, full keyboard and pointing device or trackball, very mobile and portable,|Popular for personal uses as well | |
| |battery operated |(Skype, e-mail, Internet, | |
| |Offers all application software, Internet/wireless, USB ports, can connect to full-size |entertainment (music or video, gaming) | |
| |monitor and printer |Commonly used for word processing, data| |
| |More powerful than tablets and more peripheral connectivity |bases, accounting, spreadsheets, and | |
| | |presentation software | |
|DESKTOP PC’S | |Business, home, students and education |DELL, Apple Mac, HP, Acer, IBM, |
|or | |most jobs rely on computers in some way|Toshiba |
|Microcomputers | |Commonly used for word processing, |Cost ranges from $500 to $1500 |
| |1981—IBM introduces first PC |accounting data bases, spreadsheets, | |
| |Hard drive Memory ranges from 320 GB – 1 TB, 8 GB RAM |and presentation software | |
| |Desktop computer used by single person, monitor/keyboard on desk and tower on floor; can| | |
| |network for many users | | |
| |Complete computer system with peripherals (printer, monitor, web cam, digital camera, | | |
| |etc) | | |
| |CD/DVD drive (also some offer Blu-ray), up to 6 USB ports different versions | | |
| |Speed 357.23 megaflops/watt | | |
| |Capable of multitasking and performing billions of operations per second | | |
| |Includes Windows operating system plus common applications such as Microsoft Office | | |
| |(WORD, Excel, PPT, Publisher) | | |
| |Internet, Google, e-mail etc. | | |
|Mainframe |Large filing cabinet to room size |Used where there are many people in a |IBM dominates the mainframe market with over 90% of |
| |Processes billions of instructions per second |large organization who need to access |market share; Hitachi, Honeywell, Amdahl |
| |Can execute many programs at same time |the same info |Costs range from hundreds of thousands to several |
| |Memory ranges from 128 MB to 8 GB RAM |Used by large business, government, |million dollars |
| | |military, universities, banks, | |
| | |industries who process many statistics | |
|Supercomputer/ Super mainframe |Made up of several mainframes with more than one CPU |Nuclear weapons work |IBM—Roadrunner--$100 million |
| |Up to 1000 trillion calculations/second |Military, government |CRAY |
| |Up to 80 terabytes memory |Weather forecasting | |
| |Thousands of users |Space technology | |
| |Size fills a room |Special effects and animation |[pic] |
UB's Supercomputer Feb 2016
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