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 Macro-Computer 

Definition

Large-scale computer which can have a bulk memory as well as many storage units in order to treat many operations simultaneously.

Description

Mainframe is an industrial term concerning the large computers, typically manufactured by a large company like IBM. Those are used to manage large banking, commercial or industrial applications. Historically, a mainframe is associated a system centralized rather than with a distributed system. Today, IBM is a reference for its systems having large processors. They are used to provide resources to the users and like waiters for the network of a company. The principal companies marketing of the mainframes are IBM, CRAY which manufactures super the most powerful calculators of the world and Bull.

Author

Anwar Hossain

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References

Macro Computer Solutions
Macro (computer science) - Wikipedia, the free enc
Detail: Macro Computer System.

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