Mainframe Operating Systems At the high end are the operating systems for the mainframes‚ those roomsized computers still found in major corporate data centers. These computers differ from personal computers in terms of their VO capacity. A mainframe with 1000 disks and millions of gigabytes of data is not unusual; a personal computer with these specifications would be the envy of its friends. Mainframes are also making something of a comeback as high-end Web servers‚ servers for large-scale
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Current trends in IT 1. Mainframes IBM (International Business Machines) is the dominant producer The computers are called system z System z means ‘Zero downtime’ COBOL = Common Business Oriented Languages Major advantages of Mainframes: Processing of many/thousands concurrent users (=Doing it on the same millisecond) High availability (depending on configuration‚ downtime some hours a year) Very high data throughput Extremely reliable batch processing High security standards (part
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Comparing and Contrasting PCs and mainframes Edward Ho POS/355 November‚ 2011 University of Phoenix Comparing and Contrasting PCs and mainframes Summary Before the existence of personal computer or PC‚ there is minicomputer or microcomputer‚ the term “computer” simply referred to mainframes. Mainframes and personal computers have changed drastically over the years but their core functions and systems have stayed the same. The mainframe is used to connect multiple users for
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Compare and Contrast Mainframes and Personal Computers Overview Mainframes and personal computers have evolved over the years but their core functions have stayed the same. The mainframe is used connect multiple users for large organizations while personal computers are generally used for a single users. The more drastic changes for mainframes and personal computers have been speed and size. Mainframes use to be the size of buildings. Now they are the size of a textbook. Personal computer
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Personal Computer vs. Mainframe POS/355 16 January 2012 Jean Mc Kay When most people hear the word mainframe they might not what the person is talking about. When they hear personal computer they could immediately think of a laptop or desktop. Like a personal computer a mainframe is huge system that processes loads of data usually for large firms like a bank or insurance company. In this paper I will compare and contrast the mainframe and the personal computer. According to businessdictionary
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and contrasting PCs and mainframes POS/355 February 27‚ 2012 Comparing and contrasting PCs and mainframes Mainframes and personal computers have gone through an evolution‚ which computing power contains several times more than the past years. Personal computers (PC) are used by individuals one at a time‚ which are design to be use at home and office. PC is a small powerful system‚ with advanced graphical user interfaces‚ which support many output devices. Mainframes are costly computer‚
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Mainframe/PC Evolution The evolution of mainframe computing to personal computing began with the invention of the mainframe for businesses and government use. The Personal Computer (PC) evolved from companies wanting the same information from scaled down version of the mainframe and dumb terminal. Though they both consist of data storage‚ processors‚ input and output devices. However‚ they have their differences. Mainframes The mainframe was invented in the 1950’s. One of the first mainframes
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Computers and Mainframes: A Comparison MParker Personal Computers and Mainframes: A Comparison Comparing personal computers to mainframe computers is sort of like comparing a pebble to a boulder. When the first personal computers appeared‚ the word mainframe was used to differentiate these huge systems from what were then termed “minicomputers” in the early 1960s ("Computer Concepts And Terminology"‚ 2004). The word “mainframe” was “an
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Personal Computers vs. Mainframes POS355 6/25/2012 Usually the obvious difference of a Pc and mainframes is the size. Mainframes are usually much larger room-sized units but today they can be as small as a desktop PC. A mainframe is a high-level computer used and designed for large corporations or organizations for intensive computational tasks. They are also designed for high speed data processing. Because they contain multiple processors‚ multiple applications can be processed
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