general-purpose computer

[¦jen·rəl ¦pər·pəs kəm′pyüd·ər] (computer science) A device that manipulates data without detailed, step-by step control by human hand and is designed to be used for many different types of problems.

General-Purpose Computer

a digital computer that is used to solve a wide range of scientific and technical, economic, and other problems, such as the design of complex engineering structures, the computation of spacecraft flight trajectories, and the calculation of payrolls. In contrast to a special-purpose computer, a general-purpose computer is not designed to solve any particular problem. A general-purpose computer is characterized by a large memory that is organized according to the hierarchical principle, a well-developed man/machine interface, and branching operations. Examples of general-purpose computers include the BESM-6 computer (USSR), the ES family of computers (COMECON countries), the Atlas and System 4 computers (Great Britain), and the CDC 6600 computer and the IBM 370 family of computers (USA).

general-purpose computer

Any computer-based device that accepts different applications. All mainframes, servers, laptop and desktop computers, as well as smartphones and tablets are general-purpose devices. In contrast, chips can be designed from scratch to perform only a fixed number of tasks, but which is only cost effective in large quantities (see ASIC). See general purpose.

单词	general-purpose computer
释义	DictionarySeecomputer general-purpose computer general-purpose computer [¦jen·rəl ¦pər·pəs kəm′pyüd·ər] (computer science) A device that manipulates data without detailed, step-by step control by human hand and is designed to be used for many different types of problems. General-Purpose Computer a digital computer that is used to solve a wide range of scientific and technical, economic, and other problems, such as the design of complex engineering structures, the computation of spacecraft flight trajectories, and the calculation of payrolls. In contrast to a special-purpose computer, a general-purpose computer is not designed to solve any particular problem. A general-purpose computer is characterized by a large memory that is organized according to the hierarchical principle, a well-developed man/machine interface, and branching operations. Examples of general-purpose computers include the BESM-6 computer (USSR), the ES family of computers (COMECON countries), the Atlas and System 4 computers (Great Britain), and the CDC 6600 computer and the IBM 370 family of computers (USA). general-purpose computer Any computer-based device that accepts different applications. All mainframes, servers, laptop and desktop computers, as well as smartphones and tablets are general-purpose devices. In contrast, chips can be designed from scratch to perform only a fixed number of tasks, but which is only cost effective in large quantities (see ASIC). See general purpose. See GPC See GPC
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