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    8.3.5 Embedded

                                                                 These  computers  are  designed to  be used
                                                                 within the circuit of other appliances such as

                                                                 television, washing machine, smart watches, car
                                                                 etc.

                                      Fig. 8.7
                     Types of Digital computers according to the purpose they are used for:

                     8.4 GENERAL PURPOSE
                     They are designed to solve wide variety of problems having different sets of inputs.
                     For Example – computers for banking, sales analysis etc.

                     8.5 SPECIAL PURPOSE
                     They are designed to do single specific task.

                       For Example: computer for military application or purpose, computers

                     at billing counters in malls etc.
                                                                                                                Fig. 8.8

                                                8.6 HYBRID
                                                  Hybrid Computers are analog computers controlled by digital
                                                computers instead of human beings.

                                                  Uses  of  Hybrid  computers  are:  Hospitals,  Meteorology

                             Fig. 8.9           Department etc.

                        Aryan: Thank you so much, you have explained everything in detail.

                        Gowri: Welcome, but I want to tell you one more thing about Supercomputers. The
                        Supercomputers produced by India.
                        Aryan: Wow, tell me.

                        Gowri: PARAM series.

                       PARAM series by CDAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) and
                       PACE(Processor  for  Aerodynamic  Computation and  Evaluation) by ANURAG
                       (Hyderabad  based Advanced  Numerical Research and  Analysis Group) are
                       supercomputers produced by India

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