Have Mainframes Disappeared

question 53

Essay

Have mainframes disappeared?

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Definitions:

Capital

Assets used for the production of goods and services, including machinery, buildings, and equipment.

Economics

The social science that studies how individuals, governments, firms, and nations make choices on allocating scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants.

Profit

The financial gain obtained when the revenues generated from business activities exceed the expenses, costs, and taxes involved in sustaining the activity.

Capital

Financial assets or the financial value of assets, such as funds held in deposit accounts and/or the physical factors of production including machinery and buildings.