EDPM Fundamentals of Computing

A________is also known as a microcomputer

• Super Computer

• Mini Computer

• Workstation

• Personal Computer

Which type of computer has two or more processors and it supports 4 to 200 users at one time.

• Minicomputer

• Personal Computer

• Game Console

• Personal Digital Assistant

A Mainframe computer has a high storage capacity and great performance, but a limited life span:

• True

• False

Supercomputers can process:

• Terabytes of instructions per second

• Millions of instructions per second

• Trillions of instructions per second

• Billions of instructions per second

Supercomputers are used mainly for all EXCEPT:

• Nuclear energy research

• Science and engineering applications

• weather forcasting

• school and hospital records

Mainframe computers can only support:

• Up to one hundred users at a time

• Only one user at a time

• Up to a thousand users at a time

• Hundreds of thousands of users at a time

A microcomputer is a single user computer:

• True

• False

All are attributes of a minicomputer EXCEPT:

• It has 2 or more processors

• It is the same size as a microcomputer

• It supports up to 200 users

• It is used for billing, inventory and accounting

A personal computer may also be called a mini computer

• True

• False

A ______computer consists of a microprocessor, memory, input and output.

• Desktop

• Mini

• Micro

• Mainframe