Ordinary computer (Computer), feem ntau hu ua computer, yog ib lub tshuab hluav taws xob niaj hnub siv rau kev siv computer ceev. Nws yog ib qho khoom siv hluav taws xob niaj hnub ntse uas tuaj yeem khiav raws li qhov kev pab cuam thiab ua cov ntaub ntawv loj heev tau txais thiab ntawm kev kub ceev. Lub khoos phis tawj uas muaj cov cuab yeej kho vajtse thiab software system tsis muaj software nruab yog hu ua liab qab hlau. Nws tuaj yeem muab faib ua tsib pawg: supercomputers, industrial tswj computers, network computers, tus kheej computers, thiab embedded computers. Cov khoos phis tawj siab tshaj plaws suav nrog cov khoos phis tawj lom neeg, cov khoos phis tawj photonic, thiab quantum computers. Thiab feem ntau cov neeg hais tias computer yog hais txog lub computer zoo tib yam (tus kheej lub computer-PC) lossis "tus kheej lub computer". Tam sim no lo lus tus kheej lub computer yog hais txog txhua tus kheej lub computer, xws li desktop computers thiab notebook computers. Qhov no yog txhua tus neeg hu ua lub computer.

