FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS

COMPUTER SYSTEM TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Some of today’s Supercomputers have a computing capacity equal to that of ____ Microcomputers.
A
90, 000
B
58, 000
C
40, 000
D
39, 100
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In contrast, a supercomputer has a capacity of 200 to 300 gigabytes or more. Another useful comparison between supercomputers and personal computers is in the number of processors in each machine. A processor is the circuitry responsible for handling the instructions that drive a computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Typical Storage Capacity of a Microcomputer A typical new home microcomputer has 512Mb of immediate access store. This is equivalent to : 512*1024 = 524288 Kb. 512*1024*1024 = 536870912 bytes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Supercomputers of the 21st century can use over 100, 000 processors (some being graphic units) connected by fast connections.

Detailed explanation-4: -Microcomputers are general-purpose computers that are mostly used for daily work that performs all logic and arithmetic operations. While supercomputer is used for complex and large mathematical computations.

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