Is a supercomputer a mainframe computer?

Answer 1

No, they're not. Mainframe computers are those large and bulky machines used by organizations for a specific function. They were often used as servers.

Microcomputers are among the most popular form factors of computer, and modern microcomputers are much more powerful than the gigantic mainframes of the past.

Answer 2

While mainframes are large, they aren't necessarily powerful. They are mainly designed for reliability. Mainframes can run for years without shutting down or rebooting, even for upgrades and repairs. The most powerful computers are supercomputers, but don't bother trying to install crysis on one. Supercomputers are built for specific jobs, usually involving crunching mind boggling numbers of numbers.

Answer 3

A supercomputer is often a mainframe computer, but not always.

A supercomputer is a type of computer classified by performance, memory capacity, and intended purpose. They must have at least 10 times the performance and memory capacity of the best standard computers of their time and are used for solving extremely large and difficult problems in the scientific, mathematics, and engineering fields. Modern integrated circuit technology has allowed supercomputers to shrink in a few cases to be smaller than some COTS desktop computers available in any computer store.

A mainframe computer is a type of computer classified by construction, size, and the physical housing containing it. These machines are the largest machines of their time. The main users of mainframe computers have been businesses, but before the minicomputer was introduced in the 1960s ALL computers were mainframe computers simply because there was no other way to build them.

Answer 4

no mainframe is very large in size and capacity of storage power also........