COMP 3000 Essay 1 2010 Question 3
Question
To what extent do modern Windows systems provide mainframe-equivalent functionality? What about Windows coupled with add-on commercial products such as VMWare's virtualization and EMC's storage solutions? Explain.
Answer
added introduction points and sections for each paragraph so you guys can edit one paragraph at a time instead of the whole document. If you want to claim a certain paragram just put your name into the section first. ~ Andrew (abown2@connect.carleton.ca) 12:00 10th of October 2010
Introduction
Main Aspects of mainframes:
- redundancy which enables high reliability and security
- high input/output
- backwards-compatibility with legacy software
- support massive throughput
- Systems run constantly so they can be hot upgraded
Linking sentence about how windows can duplicate mainframe functionality.
History
Before comparing Windows systems and mainframes, the history of what mainframes were used for and where they came from must be understood. The first official mainframe computer was the UNIVAC I. [1] It was designed for the U.S. Census Bureau by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. [2]. By this point in history, there were no personal computers, and the only people who could afford a computer were massive businesses. The main functionality of these mainframes were to calculate company payrolls, sales records, analyze sales performance, and store all company information.
Achamney 01:30, 12 October 2010 (UTC)