CSC (1033)

MIDRANGE SERVER
(MINICOMPUTER)
MEMBER GROUP :
MUHAMMAD IZZUL HUSNI BIN MD SUID
WAN MUHAMMAD AJWAD BIN WAN MOHD
AZMIN

DEFINITION OF MIDRANGE
SEVER

Midrange Computers are used by small businesses

& firms. Midrange Computers are also called as
Minicomputers. These are small machines and
can be accommodated on a disk with not as
processing and data storage capabilities as
super-computers & Mainframes. These computers
are not designed for a single user. Individual
departments of a large company or organizations
use Mini-computers for specific purposes. For
example, a production department can use Minicomputers for monitoring certain production
process. example, a network server, Web server,
system multiuser and others.

TYPE OF MIDRANGE
SYSTEM

K-202
Texas Instrument TI-990
SDS-92
IBM Midrange computers

Advantage of midrange system

Midrange system that can process many business

applications.
Software system comparable to large computers.
Storage and memory larger than the microcomputer.
Multiuser and computer networks that are always
up to date (on a distributed process) and the
integrity of the local data.
medium scale systems more affordable than large
computer
easy to run, and kept from the mainframe system.

Disadvantages of midrange
systems
More expensive than micro-computer.
no application of software in the micro.
bulky.