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Watch the 2 videos on supercomputers and mainframe computers. Describe the key differences between a supercomputer, a mainframe and a server. Be sure to include examples of use in your answer.
Describe some of the different roles that a server can play.
Descibe what is a time time-sharing system is with any advantages of the tradition single PC setup. Are mainframes typically time sharing ?
Select 2 from the following list and document any limitations. Mobile Phone, Digital Camera, Tablet and Laptop
A mainframe is designed to do one specific fast and a supercomputer is basically an upgraded PC and a server is used for storing data.
A mainframe can be used on a supermarket checkout thing. A supercomputer can be used for squad gaming. A server can be used to store data while you play a game
A timesharing system is when multiple share one computer For example, the squad gaming would use a time-sharing system.
Digital Camera: It is used to take photos so it specializes in taking photos and focuses on only that.
Mobile Phone: Something you use in your daily life and is an all-rounder, which means it can execute tasks exceptionally well.Supercomputers are like upgraded version. A server is use for storing data. Mainframes are used as storage for large databases and serve a maximum number of users at a time.
The servers can send, store and can regain.
Mainframes are able to run multiple different instances of operating systems at the same time. In computing, time-sharing is the sharing of the identical resources used by many users at the same time by means of multiprogramming and multi-tasking.
Mobile Phones is something you use often and has many beneficial things for the owner’s easier work. Its all rounded but nothing very special.
Digital camera is a specific thing use for taking good quality pictures but can’t do many more than that. It basically focuses on one thing but it is very good.The key and major differences between a supercomputer and other computers are because of its large amount of cpu called “parallel processing”. This allows them to work on the same problem and equations at the same time. Next, a server contains a lot of access to data and information which stores a lot of data for the active users on the network. Meanwhile mainframes do it really fast in a limited time space as they are used in big locations like supermarkets and in malls. A timesharing system is when a lot of users are all in and share one computer.
Tablet: A tablet is basically a mix between a laptop and a mobile phone as it varies between its limited workspace as well as how it’s shaped sometimes where you can easily bring it anywhere
Digital Camera: A camera really only has one thing to do. Just to take photos or even selfies which is its main and only focus.Supercomputers are used for large and hard mathematical computations. Mainframe computers are used as storage for large databases and serve a maximum number of users simultaneously. And as the name says “super” computer, it is the largest computer. Mainframe computers are much smaller than Supercomputers. Since Supercomputers focused on executive few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to the executive as many programs concurrently. A server is software that provides services to other programs or users.
Laptop: Nowadays. due to covid, many people use a laptop. It is a computer that is portable for use while traveling, but they do not come with optical drives for use with CDs or DVDs. It also costs high prices.
Mobile Phone: I bet most of the people at least have one. With the due invention of the mobile phone, there are more ways to communicate with others that can be an excellent resource.
First of all, supercomputers are big computers and it is mostly for mathematical computations. Mainframe computers are smaller and their job is to keep the storage of the database.
The role of a server is to set a software program in which when the program is installed, it will work in a specific function that will need to be used in a specific network.
A Time-sharing system is when the computer is used for doing multitasking at the same time. Professors usually use this system to do multiprogramming in which is their job.
A digital camera is usually used to take photos in which it will focus only on a specific part of the photo.
Mobile phone is what everyone all around the world use for many reasons such as contacting others, playing games, uploading pictures, etc.
Supercomputers fastly perform large and complex mathematical computations. Mainframe computers act as a server, store large databases and serve a large number of users simultaneously. Mainframe computers are also expensive but less than supercomputers. It provides the advantage of quick response. This type of operating system avoids duplication of software.
Digital Camera: Taking photos or selfies
Mobile phones: allows users to make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while moving within range of the phone.– A supercomputer employs a large number of processors and employs a technique known as parallel processing, in which all of the processors work on the same problem at the same time. A server is a computer that stores and accesses a large amount of data or programs. computer workstation It may appear to be similar to a personal computer just by looking at it. However, it has a lot more power and is significantly more expensive. Toy Story was created on workstation computers, which are now by far the most common type of computer. A microcontroller is a small computer with a very specific function that you might find in your car. And while that one small feature is great, it’s not like you can use it as a regular computer.
Limitation: Supercomputers can be quite costly. They also take up a lot of room and necessitate the use of specialized personnel. They may also have very specific applications, but they are not a substitute for physical testing.
– A mainframe computer, also known as a big iron or a mainframe, is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications such as censuses, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and large-scale transaction processing.
Limitation: Extravagant prices. All users working on the system may be affected by a hardware issue. They also take up more room and necessitate the use of specialized operating systems.
Difference:
– Supercomputers: Supercomputers are the world’s largest and most expensive computers. The Supercomputer is invented by Seymour Cray. Large and complex mathematical computations are performed on supercomputers. Supercomputers have a faster processing speed than mainframe computers, allowing them to process billions of instructions or floating-point instructions in a single second.
– Computers on Mainframes: Computers on Mainframes Computers are less expensive, have a smaller footprint, and run at a slower speed than supercomputers. are used to store large databases and to serve a large number of users at the same time. IBM creates the first successful mainframe computer. The speed of a mainframe computer is slower than that of a supercomputer. During this process, millions of instructions are executed at the same time.– Some roles of server: Domain controller, database server, backup server, file server, print server.
– Time-sharing allows multiple people to use a computer system at the same time from different terminals.
Digital Camera: A digital camera is a device that is used to take photographs. It is designed specifically for this purpose and focuses solely on that task.
A mobile phone: Something you use every day and is an all-rounder since it can perform a wide range of tasks.Supercomputers are significant to upgraded versions of computers. A server is a device that stores information. Large databases are stored on mainframes, which can serve a large number of users at once.
The servers have the ability to send, store, and retrieve data.
Mainframes have the capability of running multiple operating systems at the same time. Time-sharing in computing refers to the sharing of the same resources by multiple users at the same time through multiprogramming and multitasking.
A supercomputer employs a large number of processors and employs a technique known as parallel processing. A mainframe computer is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications. A microcontroller is a small computer with a very specific function that you might find in your car. Supercomputers are the world’s largest and most expensive computers. They can process billions of instructions or floating-point instructions in a single second.
Mainframes are less expensive, have a smaller footprint, and run at a slower speed. Time-sharing allows multiple people to use a computer system at the same time.
A supercomputer is an upgraded version of a PC, supercomputers are used for weather forecasting, code-breaking, and types of science or math because of their great speed and memory. Mainframe computers are smaller than supercomputers, and they are used for storing data.
Mainframes can run many things at once, and it is good for multitasking. time-sharing is when the operation of a computer system by several users at once.
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