Multiple choice technology mainframe

What is the defining characteristic of mainframe?

  1. Integrity, Curiosity, Reliability (ICS)

  2. Memory, Decisive, Authoritarian (MDA)

  3. Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS)

  4. Reliability, Sensitive, Organized (RSO)
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Explanation

RAS stands for Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability. This is the hallmark of mainframe computing, ensuring the system remains operational (Reliability), accessible even during component failures (Availability), and easy to repair or upgrade without downtime (Serviceability). The other acronyms are fabricated in this context.

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