Ix Computer Applications ch 1 Computer System
This document discusses different types of computers including microcomputers, mainframes, and supercomputers. It defines a microcomputer as an electronic device with a microprocessor as its central processing unit (CPU), and notes that microcomputers were formerly used to refer to personal computers. Mainframes are described as computers used by large organizations for critical applications and bulk data processing. Supercomputers are defined as having a high level of performance compared to general-purpose computers, with their speed measured in floating-point operations per second rather than million instructions per second. The document concludes by stating that as of November 2020, Fugaku, located in Japan, is the world's fastest supercomputer.
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- 18. Microcomputer, an electronic device with a microprocessor as its central processing unit (CPU). Microcomputer was formerly a commonly used term for personal computers, particularly any of a class of small digital computers whose CPU is contained on a single integrated semiconductor chip.
- 19. Micro computer- A small computer that is intermediate between a microcomputer and a mainframe in size, speed, and capacity, that can support time-sharing, and that is often dedicated to a single application.
- 20. A mainframe computer, informally called a mainframe or big iron, is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing (such as the census and industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and large-scale transaction processing).
- 21. A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) instead of million instructions per second (MIPS). FLOPS are more accurate measures per second.
- 22. Japan's Fugaku Still the World's Fastest Supercomputer | Data Center Knowledge. Arm-powered Fugaku, in Kobe, Japan, is the the world's fastest supercomputer as of November 2020, according to Top500.org
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