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We can divide computers based on many attributes, e.g.:
- by **representation of data**: [digital](digital.md) vs [analog](analog.md)
- by **[hardware](hw.md) technology**: [electronic](electronics.md), [mechanical](mechanical.md), biological etc.
- by **[hardware](hw.md) technology**: [electronic](electronics.md), [mechanical](mechanical.md), [quantum](quantum.md), biological etc.
- by **purpose**: special purpose vs general purpose, [personal](pc.md), [embedded](embedded.md), [supercomputers](supercomputer.md) etc.
- by **[programmability](programming.md)**: non-programmable, partially or fully programmable
- by **other criteria**: conventional vs [quantum computers](quantum.md) etc.
- by **other criteria**: conventional vs [quantum computers](quantum.md), gaming computers etc.
Computers are studied by [computer science](compsci.md). The kind of computer we normally talk about consists of two main parts: