September 9, 2008

Mainframe VS. PC

Early mainframes were housed in enormous metal boxes or frames. Many mainframes were manufactured from the late 1950s through the 1970s. They used to be common computers used to solve problems and do work for everyone but ever since the PC less mainframes are used and are now only used by large organizations for critical applications, Bulk data processing, industry statistics, ERP, and financial transaction processing. The CPU speed of a mainframe can run from 26 millions of instructions per second(MIPS) to 30,657 MIPS. Technology can join 32 of these computers together and make them behave as a single computer performing at 981,024 MIPS.
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PC stands for personal computer. Its price, size, and capabilities make it useful for the individual user. This type of computer runs faster for single people who interests in doing things like going on the internet and using microsoft office. These computers can alsop be better for gamers or Djs. Everything about the PC is mad efor it to be personal. The PC is very affordable, effective and portable, especially if you use a laptop or tablet computer.

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