2 .2.3. Look through the text again and fill in the following table:

Statement

True

False

Not given

1.

Networked PCs can substitute for supercomputers in some ways.

2.

Both analog¹ and digital computers are used nowadays.

3.

Each CPU in a supercomputer processes a portion of a task to decrease the prime cost of calculations.

4.

Workstations differ a lot from personal computers.

5.

PDAs often use flash memory instead of hard drives for storage.

6.

The most powerful mainframe computers, called supercomputers, usually cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.

7.

Mainframes differ from workstations in computational capabilities.

8.

Only exact numerical values can be represented by analog computers.

9.

A desk lamp can represent either analog or digital device depending on a type of switch.

10.

Only supercomputers can solve tasks breaking them into small portions.

11.

The progress makes the boundaries between various types of computers more indistinct nowadays.

12.

As a rule, PDAs do not have keyboards but rely on touchscreen technology for user input.

13.

Laptops and notebooks differ from PCs mainly in size and weight.

14.

Today most users have flat, lightweight LCDs instead of television-like video display monitors.

15.

Desktop computers usually offer more facilities for less cost than their portable analogs.