Question

______ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly.
1. Servers
2. Supercomputers
3. Laptops
4. Mainframes

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Supercomputers

The correct answer is Supercomputers.

• Supercomputers
  • A supercomputer is a computer that performs at or near the currently highest operational rate for computers.
  • It is used for scientific and engineering applications that must handle very large databases or do a great amount of computation.
  • They were introduced in the 1960s.
  • The US has long been the leader in the supercomputer field.
  • Examples of special-purpose supercomputers include Belle, Deep Blue, and Hydra.

• Servers
  • A server is a computer that provides data to other computers. 
  • It may serve data to systems on a local area network or a wide area network over the Internet.
  • Many types of servers exist, including web servers, mail servers, and file servers.
  • Each type runs software specific to the purpose of the server.
  • A single server can serve multiple clients, and a single client can use multiple servers.
• Laptops
  • A laptop is a small, portable personal computer with a screen and alphanumeric keyboard.
  • Laptops combine all the input/output components and capabilities of a desktop computer, including the display screen, small speakers, a keyboard, data storage device, sometimes an optical disc drive, pointing devices with an operating system, a processor, and memory into a single unit.
• Mainframes
  • A mainframe computer is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing.
  • A mainframe computer is larger and has more processing power than some other classes of computers, such as minicomputers, servers, workstations, and personal computers.
  • Modern mainframes can run multiple different instances of operating systems at the same time.