BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
COMPUTER SYSTEM TYPES
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Mainframe
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Workstation
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Desktop computer
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Supercomputer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fugaku (Japan) Jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, is the fastest supercomputer in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Supercomputers are faster than Mainframe computers and can process billions of floating-point instructions or other instructions in a second. Supercomputers are mostly employed in scientific research, including physics, mathematics, and weather forecasting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Scientists predict that quantum computing has the ability to one day perform tasks millions of times quicker than even the most advanced supercomputer in the world today.
Detailed explanation-4: -Supercomputers are the specialized and most powerful computer systems that are designed for intense scientific calculations that would be practically impossible for other computers. Mainframes, on the other hand, typically handle a large variety of tasks including data processing, warehousing, and more.