Mainframe Computers -- Big Iron
are capable of handling and processing very large amounts of data easily and
quickly. A mainframe speed is so fast that it is measured in millions of tasks
per milliseconds (MTM). While other computers became smaller, Mainframe
computers stayed large to maintain the ever growing memory capacity and speed.
Mainframe computers are used in large institutions such as government, banks and
large corporations for critical applications, typically bulk data processing
such as census, industry and consumer statistics, ERP, and financial transaction
processing.. These institutions were early adopters of computer use, long before
personal computers were available to individuals.
Many defining characteristics of "mainframe" were established in the 1960s, but
those characteristics continue to expand and evolve to the present day. |
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