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Pregunta 2
Pregunta 2
illustrate it.
R: Characteristics of mainframe:
They have bigger memory capacity.
Have high processing power.
It supports multiprocessing.
Supports large number of users at the same time/ Supports several
peripheral devices.
Runs so many applications at the same time.
Characteristics of minicomputer:
Its size is smaller than a mainframe.
It can be used by many people at one time.
Minicomputers are less powerful than mainframe or supercomputer
and more powerful than microcomputer ad workstations.
It is used by small enterprises.
It is less expensive than the mainframe.
Minicomputers can do several tasks at once.