Verbal Reasoning - English - Reading Comprehension:

Small Passages

MCQ - 78-11445

Some people proclaimed the death of the mainframe computer with the advent of desktop computers; The mainframe was the original workhorse of data entry and processing. However, the mainframe has not gone away. It is still the predominant host for data in government and industry. In addition, the mainframe concept provided the model for the current system of using central servers to store, sort, and process data. The data may be processing an online ticket purchase for a concert, a Medicare payment to a doctor, or an inventory check on the number of jeans in a manufacturer’s warehouse. All these functions run through central server- the concept behind the mainframe.

Question:

The word functions, used in last sentence of the passage, means

Duty
Algorithm
Business
Algorithm
Activity

Correct Answer: E

Explanation:

If you were caught up in the science of computing, you might have jumped at choice (B), but in the context, function means activities that are performed by servers.

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