FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS

COMPUTER SYSTEM TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Like Supercomputer, mainframes are very large with a large memory capacity. ____
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
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None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A mainframe computer is large but not as large as a supercomputer and has more processing power than some other classes of computers, such as minicomputers, servers, workstations, and personal computers.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is a Mainframe Computer? These types of computers are also pretty advanced, but they are comparatively smaller in size than the supercomputers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rapid retrieval of stored data and instructions is required to support the extremely high computational speed of CPUs. Therefore, most supercomputers have a very large storage capacity, as well as a very fast input/output capability.

Detailed explanation-4: -During their largest period, in terms of physical size, a typical mainframe occupied 2, 000 to 10, 000 square feet (600 to 3000 square meters).

Detailed explanation-5: -Supercomputer – a powerful computer that can process large amounts of data and do a great amount of computation very quickly. Supercomputers are used for areas related to: Science. Engineering.

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