Short Assignment – June 2025
1. Mainframe vs Supercomputer
Mainframe: optimized for many users & transactions. Supercomputer: optimized for scientific,
high-speed computation.
2. Microcomputer Components
CPU (processing), RAM (temporary memory), Cache, Bus (communication), Storage (HDD/SSD),
I/O devices.
3. DBMS
DBMS manages data. SQL types: DDL (CREATE), DML (INSERT), DCL (GRANT), TCL
(COMMIT).
4. Number System
(234)■ = 123■■ → (X6)■. Solutions: (1,117), (3,39), (9,13).
5. Subtractions
40527 – 1AC■■ = 40099; 127.548 – 2B.C4■■ = 83.782375
6. Short Notes
SSD = fast storage, NIC = network card, JCL = mainframe job language, CASE = software dev
tools.
7. Flowchart
Input → check n%2 → Even / Odd.
8. Topics
Virtual memory: paging & swap. Memory hierarchy: Registers → Cache → RAM → Disk.