Bivanye n’intumbero yavyo n’imiterere yavyo, intsinga z’amashanyarazi zishobora gushirwa mu bwoko butandukanye, harimwo intsinga z’umuriro muto-, intsinga z’umuriro munini-, intsinga z’ubugenzuzi, n’intsinga z’itumanaho. Izo nsinga zikoreshwa cane mu gutanga amashanyarazi mu bisagara, mu guhingura ibintu mu nganda no mu gutanga amakuru.
Mu bijanye n’ugutanga amashanyarazi mu bisagara, intsinga z’amashanyarazi zifise igikorwa gihambaye co gutanga amashanyarazi ku baturage n’abacuruzi. Izo nsinga zihambwe munsi y’ubutaka canke hejuru, zica zirungika amashanyarazi akomoka ku bigo vy’amashanyarazi ku bibanza bitandukanye bikoreshwamwo, ivyo bikaba bituma ibisagara bikora neza. Intsinga z’amashanyarazi na zo nyene zirafise uruhara rudasanzwe mu guhingura ibintu mu nganda. Bihuza ibikoresho bitandukanye, bikaba bituma imirongo y’ibintu bikora ikora neza kandi bikaba bituma umuntu agira umusaruro mwiza. Mu gutanga amakuru, intsinga z’amashanyarazi zikoreshwa mu gutanga ibimenyetso n’amakuru, bikaba bituma amakuru ata n’umwe abungabuza.
