

Speedometer and mercury thermometer are examples of analogue computers. They measure the continuous changes in physical quantity and generally render output as a reading on a dial or scale. We can say that analogue computers are used where we don't need exact values always such as speed, temperature, pressure and current.Īnalogue computers directly accept the data from the measuring device without first converting it into numbers and codes.


Analogue data is continuous data that changes continuously and cannot have discrete values. On the basis of data handling capabilities, the computer is of three types:Īnalogue computers are designed to process analogue data. We can categorize computer in two ways: on the basis of data handling capabilities and size.
