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What are main differences between operating systems for mainframe and personal computers?
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What technologies have been integrated in order to give us the world-wide web?
The technologies of personal computers and telecommunications. This would include the use of mainframe computers as servers, but personal computers can also be used as servers.
Which was the first widely used operating system in personal computers?
disk operating system
What are the three most common operating system for personal computers?
window operating system
Why do you still need mainframe computers even though personal computers and workstations have become very powerful?
Mainframe computers are immensely more powerful than standard PCs. They are usually fitted with massive hard-drives (many terabytes in capacity) - many megabytes of internal memory - and super-fast processors. Sometimes mainframe computers are networked together - providing huge amounts of computing power.
Do only personal computers need some form of operating software?
All computers need some sort of operating system.
What are the different types of computers?
Two distinct types of computers are laptops and desktops. There are many other types of computers under these two main categories.pc dektops laptops plamstop workstation sever main computer mini fram super wearable
What was the first operating system installed in personal computers?
MS-Dos
What is the most widely used operating system for personal computers?
windows
What kind of operating system does a personal desktop computers?
windows by Microsoft
What are the differences between desktop computers laptops and notebooks?
Desktop computers differ from laptops and notebooks because they are not portable like laptops and notebooks. Desktop computers are usually your personal pc computers with windows and/or apple operating systems. Laptop computers are great as they are portable and can be used anywhere there is wifi service as are notebooks.
Name 3 simularities between mainframe computers and personal computers?
they box use processors they both both use cooling systems to prevent over heating they both have a OS
What is ms dos?
An operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers. Microsoft Disk Operating System.
