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Which of the following correctly matches a computer type with its typical use?

A workstation is a powerful single-user computer used for engineering design, graphics or technical analysis. The other pairings are wrong because mainframes are large enterprise systems, supercomputers serve heavy scientific computing, and a chip inside an appliance is an embedded controller, not a minicomputer.

  1. AWorkstation: a powerful single-user machine for engineering design, graphics or analysisCorrect
  2. BMainframe: a pocket-sized personal device for messaging
  3. CSupercomputer: a low-cost home device for word processing
  4. DMinicomputer: a chip fixed inside a washing machine

Explanation

Workstations are high-performance machines meant for one user doing demanding tasks like CAD or graphics. The other options misassign uses: mainframes are large enterprise systems, supercomputers are for heavy scientific computing, and appliance chips are embedded controllers.

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