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Uncommon card · Science
Mainframe computer, an Uncommon card
A mainframe computer, informally called a mainframe, maxicomputer, or big iron, is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks such as censuses, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and large-scale transaction processing.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 139
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 139 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Mainframe computer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mainframe computer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Mainframe ______ are often used as servers.
Answer
computers. Mainframe computers are often used as servers. From the Mainframe computer article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Most large-scale computer-system architectures were established in the ____s, but they continue to evolve.
Answer
1960s. Most large-scale computer-system architectures were established in the 1960s, but they continue to evolve. From the Mainframe computer article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Taylor's theorem. Taylor's theorem 77 · Mainframe computer 74 · Devin White 71 · Malachite 68 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A mainframe computer is large but not as large as a supercomputer and has more processing power than some other classes of computers, such as minicomputers, workstations, and personal computers.
- Most large-scale computer-system architectures were established in the 1960s, but they continue to evolve.
- Mainframe computers are often used as servers.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Mainframe computer article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 65: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Mainframe computer
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Mainframe computer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Agiorgio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
