ASSIGNMENT ENCIK ANWAR

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ASSIGNMENT ENCIK ANWAR

                            NAME : NUR FARHANA BINTI HASHIM

                            

                      PRACTICUM : S3AP4

                        

                     MATRIC NUMBER : MS1612606531

                      TITLE : TOPIC 3 – CATEGORIES OF COMPUTER

                      LECTURER'S NAME : EN. ANWAR MAJDI

TOPIC 3 : CATEGORIES OF    COMPUTERS

     

SUPERCOMPUTERS
 

         

MAINFRAMES   COMPUTERS

WHAT IS A COMPUTER ?

A Computer is a programmable electronic device that :

–                      accepts data input

–                      processes the data

–                      outputs the results

-       and stores the results.

SUPERCOMPUTERS

THE DEFINITION OF SUPERCOMPUTERS :

  

  - Supercomputers is the fastest and most powerful type of computer that       is capable of processing trillions of instruction per second.

–  Extremely powerful computer used for complex computations and processing in research and academics.

THE USES OF SUPERCOMPUTERS

-Supercomputers are used by complex and sophisticated applications for :

      1) Nuclear energy research

         

2)    Petroleum Exploration

       

  

3)   Weather forecasting

4)   Simulations and applications in medicine

MAINFRAMES COMPUTERS

-        A mainframe computer is alarge and powerful computer that handles many connected users simultaneously , and used to host a large amount of data and programs.

It is also a capable of serving many users and processing large amounts of business data at once.

The uses of Mainframes

Mainframes are used by large business or governments such as :

1)            Banks	-          Electronic money transfer , online bill payment.
2)            Hotels and Airlines	-          Hotel bookings , airline flight reservations.

3)               Insurance Companies	-        To process insurance claims.
4)               Hospitals	-        To manage patient records and health services.

THE CAPABILITIES OF SUPERCOMPUTERS AND MAINFRAMES COMPUTERS.

CATEGORIES OF COMPUTER
CATEGORY			CAPABILITIES
	PHYSICAL SIZE		SPEED	STORAGE
SUPERCOMPUTERS	Full room of equipment.		The fastest and most powerful type of computer with thousands of processing trillions of instructions per second.	Highest storage capacity that can store complex and sophisticated applications, and store more than 20,000 times the data and information of an average desktop computers.
MAINFRAMES	Partial room to a full room of equipment.		A large and powerful computer that can process millions of instructions per second and handles thousands of connected computers.	Larger storage capacity that can store data, instruction, and information for business applications and activities.