Type of computers

• Computers are used as control systems for many industrial processes, including power generation, manufacturing assembly lines, traffic signals, vending machines, and temperature, lighting, and safety controls in buildings.
• The computer is an electronic device that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically.
• The computer industry is one of the fastest-growing industries today.
• Software includes operating systems, applications programs, utilities, and drivers.
• Software refers to programs written by humans to tell the computer what to do.
• Hardware refers to all the tangible parts of a computer system such as the keyboard, monitor, mouse, printer, etc.
• A microprocessor is a single integrated circuit chip containing thousands of transistors.
• Microprocessors are designed to perform complex mathematical calculations at high speeds.
• Computers have evolved from large mainframe machines to small handheld devices with advanced features.