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What is a "Mainframe"? What is a "Workstation"?

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Mar 15, 20267598 views
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Recently I'm encountering these two terms frequently & . How are they different from the computers we use? I tried wiki articles but couldn't understand. Also means just the command prompt (it's not hardware), right? I guess these terms were used in olden days.

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Mainframe

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Mainframe was a large computer designed to be used by multiple people at the same time. It accomplished this by having several terminals plugged in via serial ports. And yes, they were physical terminals. The terminals were incapable of doing anythi…

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