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THE SHAPES OF COMPUTERS TODAY Mrs. Kelly CATEGORY SIZE GENERAL DETAILS (Size, Memory, Features etc.) USES EXAMPLES & COST WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY 1. Glasses 2. Watches - computer -powered devices or equipment that can be worn by a user, including clothing, watches, glasses, shoes and similar items. Wearable computing devices can range from providing very specific, limited features like heart rate monitoring and pedometer capabilities to advanced “smart” functions and features similar to those a smartphone . - a line of hands-free, head-mounted intelligent devices that can be worn by users as " wearable computing " eyewear - having advanced circuitry, wireless connectivity and independent processing capability. Healthcare and MOBILE PC’s 1. Smartphon e Smallest size and fits in your hand Features include touch screen, memory cards, wireless connectivity Apps (Android, Apple, Blackberry) cellphone, GPS navigation system Applications Internet e-mail
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THE SHAPES OF COMPUTERS TODAYMrs. Kelly
CATEGORY SIZE
GENERAL DETAILS(Size, Memory, Features etc.)
USES EXAMPLES & COST
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
1. Glasses
2. Watches
- computer-powered devices or equipment that can be worn by a user, including clothing, watches, glasses, shoes and similar items. Wearable computing devices can range from providing very specific, limited features like heart rate monitoring and pedometer capabilities to advanced “smart” functions and features similar to those a smartphone .
- a line of hands-free, head-mounted intelligent devices that can be worn by users as "wearable computing" eyewear
- having advanced circuitry, wireless connectivity and independent processing capability.
Business Communication Infotainment Healthcare and
Medical Fitness and
Wellness
Google Glasses - $1500
IwatchStarting at $350
MOBILE PC’s
1. Smartphone Smallest size and fits in your hand Features include touch screen, memory cards, wireless
connectivity Apps (Android, Apple, Blackberry) 512 MB – 2GB internal memory + 32 GB expandable memory can connect to larger computer to exchange information lightweight, operate on battery, portable
cellphone, GPS navigation system Applications Internet e-mail word processing organizer
(calendar/planner) camera, video, music some offer full keyboard video streaming
iPhone 6 plus $900
2. Tablet Smaller than a laptop Size ranges 5 inches to 10 inches 32 GB and up One-piece mobile computer Touchscreen and virtual key board Lightweight and long battery life Hardware ports, key pads and other wireless devices Bluetooth
Apps and E-reader camera, video, music Internet e-mail word processing organizer
(calendar/planner) very portable
iPad 5 $500Google Nexus 7 $200
3. Laptop/ Netbook
Size ranges from 14 to 16”, fit into briefcase Up to 4 GB RAM and 320 GB Hard drive memory Approx 10 lbs, full keyboard and pointing device or trackball,
very mobile and portable, battery operated Offers all application software, Internet/wireless, USB ports,
can connect to full-size monitor and printer More powerful than tablets and more peripheral connectivity
Portability very attractive to business travellers and students
Popular for personal uses as well (Skype, e-mail, Internet, entertainment (music or
Toshiba, HP, Acer, IBM, AppleCost ranging from $400 -$1500
video, gaming) Commonly used for word
processing, data bases, accounting, spreadsheets, and presentation software
DESKTOP PC’S or Microcomputers 1981—IBM introduces first PC
Hard drive Memory ranges from 320 GB – 1 TB, 8 GB RAM 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.
Business, home, students and education
most jobs rely on computers in some way
Commonly used for word processing, accounting data bases, spreadsheets, and presentation software
DELL, Apple Mac, HP, Acer, IBM,ToshibaCost ranges from $500 to $1500
Mainframe Large filing cabinet to room size Processes billions of instructions per second Can execute many programs at same time Memory ranges from 128 MB to 8 GB RAM
Used where there are many people in a large organization who need to access the same info
Used by large business, government, military, universities, banks, industries who process many statistics
IBM dominates the mainframe market with over 90% of market share; Hitachi, Honeywell, Amdahl
Costs range from hundreds of thousands to several million dollars
Supercomputer/ Super mainframe
Made up of several mainframes with more than one CPU Up to 1000 trillion calculations/second Up to 80 terabytes memory Thousands of users Size fills a room
Nuclear weapons work Military, government Weather forecasting Space technology Special effects and
animation
IBM—Roadrunner--$100 millionCRAY
UB's Supercomputer Feb 2016
http://www.wgrz.com/entertainment/television/programs/daybreak/innovate-wny-ubs-supercomputer/37821305
