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Technology Livelihood
Education-Information
Communication
Technology Computer
System Servicing
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Types of Computers

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

TLE-ICT, CSS – Grade 10
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Quarter 1 – Module 1: Types of Computers
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Technology Livelihood
Education-Information
Communication
Technology Computer
System Servicing
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Types of Computers

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

This is to remind parents/guardian/elder sibling of the learner to please give time to

the learner. Furthermore, facilitate this module and remind the learner to do first the pre -
assessment in a separate paper before going to the lesson proper. After taking the pre -
assessment kindly check by looking at the key answer at the back of this module. If the score
of the learner is 100 percent correct she/he can skip the module and proceed to the next
module. However, if the learner wishes to take the module he/she can take the module or
proceed to the lesson proper, self-check, exercises and post-test.
For the learner:

This module is designed for an independent learner. The first part of this module is
Pre -assessment Test, Lesson Proper, Generalization, Application and Post-assessment Test.
Kindly follow the stages of this module, do not skip the stages of the module unless it is
stated in the direction.
Here is a guide on the parts of the learning modules which you need to understand as you
progress in reading and analyzing its content.

ICON LABEL DETAIL

What I need to know This contains the learning objectives which you
need to accomplish.
What I know This evaluates what you know about the lesson
you are to learn.
What’s In This connects the current lesson with a topic
necessary in your understanding.
What’s New This introduces the lesson through an activity.

What Is It This contains a brief discussion of the learning

module lesson.
What’s More These are activities to check your understanding
on the lesson.
What I have Learned This summarizes the important ideas presented in
the lesson.
What I Can Do This is a real-life application of what you have
learned.
Assessment This is a post - assessment of what you have
learned.
Additional Activities This is an activity that will strengthen your
knowledge about the lesson.

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
the types of computers. The coverage of this module permits it to be used in many different
learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students.
The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in
which you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the types of computers based on operational principle; and,
2. explain the types of computers according to size and functionalities.

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 What I Know

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. Which is NOT a type of computer?
a. Analog
b. Digital
c. Hybrid
d. Tech

2. It uses continuous variables for mathematical operations and utilizes mechanical or

electrical energy.
a. Supercomputers
b. Analog computers
c. Digital computers
d. Microcomputers
3. What is the type of computer with a micro - processor and a central processing unit?
a. Supercomputers
b. Analog computers
c. Digital computers
d. Microcomputers
4. A computer that has the ability of parallel processing and has a well-designed
memory hierarchy.
a. Supercomputers
b. Analog computers
c. Digital computers
d. Microcomputers
5. They are computers designed to provide services to client machines in a computer
network
a. Minicomputers
b. Server computers
c. Digital computers
d. Microcomputers
6. These computers are a combination of both digital and analog computers.
a. Analog
b. Digital
c. Hybrid
d. Super
7. They use digital circuits and are designed to operate on two states, namely bits 0 and
1.
a. Analog
b. Digital
c. Hybrid
d. Desktop

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8. What type of computer can perform several mathematical operations simultaneously?
a. Analog
b. Digital
c. Hybrid
d. Desktop
9. What can be used to store and process a lot of data in a shortest time?
a. Analog
b. Digital
c. Hybrid
d. Computer
10. Which of the following is a classification of computer based on operational principle?
a. Mainframe
b. Mini
c. Micro
d. Analog

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Lesson
Types of computers
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What’s In

Wherever we go, computers are everywhere. Computers are necessary in our

daily life nowadays and in the future. Understanding the computers that we have
today will help us to be more efficient in using it. The different types of computers
have advantages and disadvantages. Each type of computer has a specific function;
may it be for encoding, browsing, and presentation, or for designing or for
video/image editing.
A computer is a device that can be used to store and process a lot of data in a
shortest time. Because of computers, we can do our work more efficiently and
effectively. Computers in the olden days were so big and can use more power, but
todays computers are becoming smaller because of the advancement of technology.
Classification and types of computers are based on the processing speed and size.

Notes to the Teacher

“The pre - requisites of this lesson are the following: Personal
Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECS), Environment and Market,
Applying Quality Standards, Performing Computer Operations,
Performing Mensuration and Calculation, Preparing and Interpreting
Technical Drawing, Using Hand Tools, Terminating and Connecting
Electrical Wiring and Electronics Circuit, and Testing Electronic
Components”.

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 What’s New

Kindly answer this crossword puzzle to open your mind about the topic to be
discussed in the next page.Use a separate answer sheet.
Types of Computer
Crossword Puzzle

Across:

4 Minicomputers that lie in between mainframes and microcomputers.

5 Combination of both digital and analog computers.

6 Parallel processing and their well-designed memory.

7 Can only perform several mathematical operations simultaneously.

Computers designed to provide services to client machines in a computer

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network.

Down:

The capacities to host multiple operating systems and operate as number of

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virtual machines and can substitute for several small servers.

2 Designed to operate on two states, namely bits 0 and 1.

3 A computer with a microprocessor and a central processing unit

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 What Is It

What is a computer?
A computer is one of the most brilliant inventions of mankind. Thanks to the
computer technology, we were able to achieve storage and processing of huge
amounts of data; we could rest our brains by employing computer memory
capacities for storing information. Due to computers, we have been able to speed up
daily work, carry out critical transactions and achieve accuracy and precision in
work. Computers of the earlier years were of the size of a large room and consumed
huge amounts of electric power. However, with the advancement of technology,
computers have shrunk to the size of a small watch. Depending on the processing
power and size of computers, they have been classified under various types. Let us
look at the classification of computers.
What are the types of computers according to operational principles?

Different Types of Computers

Based on the operational principle of computers, they are categorized as

analog, digital and hybrid computers.

Analog Computers: These are almost extinct today. These are different from a
digital computer because an analog computer can only
perform several mathematical operations simultaneously. It
uses continuous variables for mathematical operations and
utilizes mechanical or electrical energy.
Digital Computers: They use digital circuits and are designed to operate on two
states, namely bits 0 and 1. They are analogous to states ON
and OFF. Data on these computers are represented as a
series of 0s and 1s. Digital computers are suitable for complex
computations and have higher processing speeds. They are
programmable. Digital computers are either general purpose
computers or special purpose ones. Special purpose
computers, as their name suggests, are designed for specific
types of data processing while general purpose computers are
meant for general use.

Hybrid Computers: These computers are a combination of both digital and analog
computers. In this type of computers, the digital segments
perform process control by conversion of analog signals to
digital ones.

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What are the types of Computer according to size and functions?

Classification of Computers

The following are the classification of the different types of computers based
on their sizes and functionalities:
Mainframe Computers: Large organizations use mainframes for highly critical
applications such as bulk data processing and ERP
(Enterprise Resource Planning). Most of the mainframe
computers have the capacities to host multiple operating
systems and operate as number of virtual machines and
can substitute for several small servers.
Minicomputers: In terms of size and processing capacity, minicomputers lie in
between mainframes and microcomputers.
Minicomputers are also called mid-range systems or
workstations. The term began to be popularly used in the
1960s to refer to relatively smaller third generation
computers.
Servers: They are computers designed to provide services to client machines in a
computer network. They have larger storage capacities
and powerful processors. Running on them are
programs that serve client requests and allocate
resources like memory and time to client machines.
Usually they are very large in size, as they have large
processors and many hard drives. They are designed to
be fail-safe and resistant to crash.
Supercomputers: The highly calculation-intensive tasks can be effectively
performed by means of supercomputers. Quantum
physics, mechanics, weather forecasting, molecular
theory are best studied by means of supercomputers.
Their ability of parallel processing and their well-
designed memory hierarchy give the supercomputers,
large transaction processing powers.
Microcomputers: A computer with a microprocessor and a central processing unit
is known as a microcomputer. Microcomputers do not
occupy space as much as mainframes do. When
supplemented with a keyboard and a mouse,
microcomputers can be called personal computers. A
monitor, a keyboard and other similar input output
devices, computer memory in the form of RAM and a
power supply unit come packaged in a microcomputer.
These computers can fit on desks or tables and prove to
be the best choice for single-user tasks.

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 What’s More

Activity 1.1 Identify the types of computer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper. (add activity to achieve objective #2)

Computer Type of Computer

1. Quantum computer
2. IBM System/360 Model 195
3. Desktop
4. Laptop
5. Palmtop

What I Have Learned

.
1. What are the 3 different types of computers based on the operational
principle of computers?
2. What are the four classification of computers based on their sizes and
functionalities?

What I Can Do

1. Draw the four different types of computer units in your notebook.

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. They use digital circuits and are designed to operate on two states, namely
bits 0 and 1.
a. Analog
b. Digital
c. Hybrid
d. Desktop
2. Which of the following is a classification of computer based on operational
principle?
a. Mainframe
b. Mini
c. Micro
d. Analog
3. It uses continuous variables for mathematical operations and utilizes
mechanical or electrical energy.
a. Supercomputers
b. Analog computers
c. Digital computers
d. Microcomputers
4. A computer with a microprocessor and it’s a central processing unit
a. Supercomputers
b. Analog computers
c. Digital computers
d. Microcomputers
5. A computer that has the ability of parallel processing and has well-designed
memory hierarchy.
a. Supercomputers
b. Analog computers
c. Digital computers
d. Microcomputers
6. They are computers designed to provide services to client machines in a
computer network.
a. Minicomputers
b. Server computers
c. Digital computers
d. Microcomputers
7. These computers are a combination of both digital and analog computers.
a. Analog
b. Digital
c. Hybrid
d. Super

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8. Which is NOT a type of computer?
a. Analog
b. Digital
c. Hybrid
d. Tech
9. It is a computer that can only perform several mathematical operations
simultaneously.
a. Analog
b. Digital
c. Hybrid
d. Desktop
10. A device that can be used to store and process a lot of data in a shortest
time.
a. Analog
b. Digital
c. Hybrid
d. Computer

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 Additional Activities

Matching type: Match Column A to Column B. Choose the letter of the best answer.
Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.

Column A Column B
Types of Computers Description
1 Mainframe Computers A Used in highly critical applications
such as bulk data processing
2 Minicomputers B Computers designed to provide
services to client machines in a
computer network.
3 Servers C A computer that is in between
mainframes and microcomputers
4 Supercomputers D Has a microprocessor and a
central processing unit
5 Microcomputers E Has parallel processing and a well-
designed memory hierarchy
6 Hybrid F These computers are a
combination of both digital and
analog computers.

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 Answer Key

Assessment
What I Know What's New
1. B.
1.
2. D.
D. 1. Mainframe
3.
2. B.
B
4. D. 2. Digital
3.
5. D.
A.
4. A. 3. Micro
6. B.
5.
7. B
C 4. Mini
6.
8. C
D 5. Hybrid
9.
7. A
B.
10. D. 6. Super
8. A.
Additional
9. D activities 7. Analog
10. D 8. Servers
1. A What’s More
2. C
3. B 1. Supercomputers
4. E 2. Supercomputers
5.D 3. Microcomputers
4. Microcomputers
5. Microcomputers

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References
Rosalie P. Luiero and Ronaldo V. Ramilo. Computer Hardware Servicing-Grade 9 Department of
Education, 2013.

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