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Pc Vs Mainframes

Comparing and Contrasting
Personal Computers and Mainframes

This paper will provide a comparison and contrast between Personal Computers (PC’s) and mainframes. It will discuss what a mainframe and a PC is and how they were established.
The first difference that most computer users think of is size, when they hear the word mainframe. They are not the enormous, room-sized metal boxes or frames they once were. Today’s mainframes can easily be the size of a desktop PC. A PC, desktop or workstation is approximately 18 " square and 8" wide.
A mainframe is a high-level computer designed for intensive computational tasks it is usually used by large corporations or organizations. They are shared by multiple users that are connected to the computer through terminals. Mainframes have a long uptime and run multi-user operating systems and are accessed through terminals.
A PC is either a personal computer or office computer that may be connected to a local or wireless area......


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Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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