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Mainframe Computer

Mainframe computers are large systems used by large enterprises for processing huge amounts of data for tasks like censuses, business operations, and high-volume transactions. They have more processing power than servers, workstations, or personal computers. Mainframe computers support thousands of transactions per second, can serve thousands of users simultaneously, manage large amounts of data, and are more reliable and secure than client-server networks. However, they require specialized staff, have high initial costs, lack built-in geographical distribution, and need dedicated environmental systems.

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Mainframe Computer

Mainframe computers are large systems used by large enterprises for processing huge amounts of data for tasks like censuses, business operations, and high-volume transactions. They have more processing power than servers, workstations, or personal computers. Mainframe computers support thousands of transactions per second, can serve thousands of users simultaneously, manage large amounts of data, and are more reliable and secure than client-server networks. However, they require specialized staff, have high initial costs, lack built-in geographical distribution, and need dedicated environmental systems.

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Mainframe computer

Large enterprises typically use mainframe computer for crucial functions such processing huge
data for censuses, business and consumer data, resource planning, and processing lots of
trades. A mainframe computer is larger than a supercomputer but smaller than a minicomputer
and has more processing capability than several other computer classes such workstations,
servers, minicomputer, and personal computer.

Advantages of mainframe computer


1.Supports thousands of transactions per second.
2.Can serve thousands of users and applications simultaneously.
3.Able to manage huge amounts of data.
4.More reliable and secure than client-server networks.
5.Backwards mainframe software, which is useful if your organization has already invested
heavily in mainframe computing.
Disadvantages of mainframe computer
1.Requires backwards-compatibility with Mainframe Operating Systems.
2.Dedicated staff are needed to run the system.
3.Initial start-up costs can be high, compared to client-sever networks which can start small and
be expanded later. A small client-server system might be all you need.
4.By default, there is no geographical distribution built into the system, and this is something
that client-sever networks are designed for.
5.They can take up a lot of space and require dedicated environmental management, for
example, cooling systems.

CPU
CPU is a short form of Central processing unit and also called a central processor, main
processor or just processor, is the electronic circuitry that executes instructions comprising a
computer program. The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input, output
operations specified by the instructions in the program, this contrasts with external
components such as main memory and input/output circuitry, and specialized processors such
as graphics processing units (GPUs).

Hard Disk
A hard disk drive (HDD), is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves
digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with
magnetic material.
Computer Network
A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network
nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to
communicate with each other. These interconnections are made up of telecommunication
network technologies, based on physically wired, optical, and wireless radio-frequency
methods that may be arranged in a variety of network topologies.

Four types of networks


1.LAN (Local Area Network)
2.PAN (Personal Area Network)
3.Man (Metropolitan Area Network)
4.WAN (Wide Area Network)

Basic Network Components


Computer Network Components are the major parts which are needed to install the software.
Some important network components are NIC, switch, cable, hub, router, and modem.
Depending on the type of network that we need to install, some network components can also
be removed. For example, the wireless network does not require a cable.

NIC (Network Interface card)


Network interface card is a piece of computer hardware designed to allow computers to
communicate over a computer network. It provides physical access to a networking medium
and often provides a low- level addressing system through the use of MAC addresses.

Router
Routers are networking devices that forward data packets between networks using headers
and forwarding tables to determine the best path of forward the packets. Routers work at the
network layer.

Network Hub
A hub contains multiple ports. When a packet arrives at one port, it is copied unmodified to all
ports of the hub for transmission. The destination address in the frame is not changed to a
broadcast address.
DBMS
DBMS is short form of Database Management Systems and they are software systems used to
store, retrieve and run queries on data. A DBMS serves as an interface between an end-user
and a database, allowing users to create, read, update, and delete data in the database.

Differences between data and information


Data is a collection of individual statistics, facts, or items of information. Data comes in forms
like numbers, figures, and statistics. Data might be meaningless on its own and in raw form and
unprocessed and unstructured.
Information is data that is processed, organized, and structured. Information comes as words,
thoughts and ideas and always meaningful. Information is processed and structured.

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