KwickClips Computer Systems · 44 sec · free
Is your phone a computer?
Short answer. Yes, a microcomputer.
What does an embedded computer do?
One fixed job inside another machine.
Types
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Micro | laptop, phone |
| Mainframe | bank servers |
| Super | weather, PARAM |
| Embedded | microwave |
Remember
| Micro, mini, mainframe |
| Super is fastest |
| Embedded does one job |
Is your phone a computer? Yes! Micro is personal. Mini serves an office. Mainframe runs banks. Super predicts weather. Embedded sits inside machines. Sizes grow from micro to mainframe. Super is fastest. Embedded does one job.
This clip is from the full lesson: What is a Computer? Characteristics, Uses and Types — 6 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 9 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science Essentials (083), CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083)
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