The phrase "a class of computer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a category or type of computer that shares certain characteristics or functions.
Example: "In our research, we focused on a class of computer that is designed specifically for high-performance computing tasks."
Alternatives: "a category of computer" or "a type of computer".
A core issue for both computer science and cognitive neuroscience is the degree of match between a class of computer designs and a class of computations.
Embedded processor, a class of computer, or computer chip, embedded in various machines.
This paper describes a realization of PRET, a class of computer architectures designed for timing predictability.
Semiconductor memory, any of a class of computer memory devices consisting of one or more integrated circuits.
In one example, he applied a fundamental electrical engineering concept, Shannon's information theory, to a class of computer science questions called communications complexity.
Neural networks can be construed as analog computers — a class of computer design with a long history, but now relatively unknown.
Even so, people who saw the prototype computer at the annual PC Expo trade show in New York City last week said it represents the beginning of a class of computers that are likely to be widely used by businesses in years ahead.
The $1,200 device, with a 12-inch liquid-crystal-display touchscreen, is the first of a class of computers that enable musicians to store music and edit it onscreen.
The article also misstated the entry-level price for a class of Apple computers incorporating a pair of the company's G5 microprocessor chips.
Founded in 1987 by Mr. Kaplan, the former chief scientist of the Lotus Development Corporation, Go set out to develop a class of portable computers controlled by a pen.
"There is a lot of quibbling about what to call it, but there's little doubt that we're seeing the inklings of a new class of computer," says David Blaauw, who leads a lab at the University of Michigan that makes functioning computers no bigger than a typed letter o.
