Question

Long answer questions.
1. Distinguish between desktop and laptop.
2. Describe the following:
a. Smartphones
b. Palmtops
3. What is a supercomputer? How is it different from a mainframe computer?
State about microcomputers. Also, give examples of microcomputers.
What is a hybrid computer?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Difference between Desktop and Laptop:

DESKTOP

• It is large in size.
• It can have multiple internal drives.
• It is not portable.
• It runs only on main power supply.

LAPTOP

• While it is small in size.
• It can have limited internal drives.
• While it is easily portable.
• While it can run on battery, AC supply and main power supply too.

2) Describing

a) Smartphone:-

A smartphone is a cellular telephone with an integrated computer and other features not originally associated with telephones such as an operating system, web browsing, and the ability to run software applications.

b) Palmtop:-

A small computer which fits on palm is known as palmtop. Palmtops are severely limited, but they are practical for certain functions such as phone books and calendars

3) =>

• Supercomputers are used for large and complex mathematical computations.
• Mainframe computers are used as a storage for large database and serve as a maximum number of users simultaneously.

• Supercomputers are the largest computers.
• Mainframe computers are smaller than supercomputers in size.

The term microcomputer is used to describe a system that includes a minimum of a microprocessor, program memory, data memory, and input–output (I/O). ... Thus, a microcomputer system can be anything from a large computer having hard disks, floppy disks, and printers to a single-chip embedded controller.

Ex-

• Smartphones. ...
• Tablet. ...
• PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) ...
• Server Microcomputer. ...
• Workstation.

Hybrid computers are computers that exhibit features of analog computers and digital computers. ... The first desktop hybrid computing system was the Hycomp 250, released by Packard Bell in 1961. Another early example was the HYDAC 2400, an integrated hybrid computer released by EAI in 1963.