What is analog computer?

• Analog computer is one which measures physical values such as temperature or pressure that fall along a continuous scale or variance in temperature or pressure.

• It is the one which is designed to work on numerical data represented by some physical quantity (rotation or displacement) or electrical quantity (voltage or charge) which varies continuously.

• Examples of analog computer: plesley computer, speedometer, thermometer.

• The output of analog computer is continuous, which is usually in the form of readings on dials or graphs.
• Analog computer is a single problem oriented machine (i.e. specific to a particular task).