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 ’s origins
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Personal 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”
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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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and telecommunications AREAS AND USES OF COMPUTER: * EDUCATION Computers are used in schools for teaching Computers are used for mathematical calculation Students can do their work by using computer * BANK Computers are used in banks for storing information about different account holders. Computers help in keeping a record of the cash. Computers help in giving all kinds of information regarding any account in the bank * ENTERTAINMENT Computers are used for playing games‚ listening to
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The Micro Chip Computer Corporation Shows a total of net sales for the years of 2000 – 2004. The total net sales have seemed to drop since 2000. I will compute the year-to-year percentage annual growth in total net sales by taking the current year total net sales and subtracting the previous years. I will then multiply that by 100 and then divide that by the previous year’s total net sales. This will give me the annual percentage growth. The formula will be (current year total net sales – previous
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Before computers there were not telephone answering machines‚ handheld calculators‚ fax machines‚ personal computers. People did what they had to do without these things. People wrote letter by hand or with a typewriter‚ they also kept track of data and numbers in ledgers. They were not texting each other‚ there was either in person or over the phone. . Computers are integral to our daily lives and there are millions used daily. Computers are used at home‚ work‚ and school. They are also embedded
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General Computer Questions [pic] General Computer Question 1: What is a computer? Answer: A common‚ somewhat simplified‚ definition is that the computer is an electronic device that can be used to process information. Today‚ computers are not only used for calculations‚ but also for creating and manipulating text and pictures. They are used to design bridges and spacecraft‚ to record a company’s sales and to keep track of customers‚ to create a school newspaper‚ or to estimate the cost
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Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Ref Page Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Slide 1/17 Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Learning Objectives Learning In this chapter you will learn about: § Computer § Data processing § Characteristic features of computers § Computers’ evolution to their present form § Computer generations § Characteristic features
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of science‚ amongst other things. We have been observing great scientific achievements since the dawn of the 20th century. But the invention which has brought about a revolutionary change in the world is computer. The history of computer science began long before the modern discipline of computer science that emerged in the 20th century‚ and hinted at in the centuries prior. The progression‚ from mechanical inventions and mathematical theories towards the modern concepts and machines‚ formed a major
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MICRO CHIP COMPUTER CORPORATION FINANCIALS American Intercontinental University FINA310-1103B-08: Financial Management Sunny Onyiri September 2‚ 2011 Abstract This report paper will review both the selected financial statements and the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended September 25‚ 2008 for Micro Chip Computer Corporation and answer four questions. These questions will bring to light the year-to-year percentage annual growth in total net sales and if the corporation
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