What is a workstation? What is a workstation?

Workstation, English name for workstation, is a personal computer and distributed network Computing, mainly for professional applications, with strong data operation and graphics, image processing capabilities, in order to meet engineering design, animation production, scientific research, software development, financial management, information services, Computer simulation and other professional field design and development of high-performance computer.

Workstation is a high-grade micro-computer, usually with high-resolution large-screen display and large capacity of the internal memory and external memory, and has a strong information processing and high-performance graphics, image processing functions and networking functions.

Depending on the software and hardware platform, workstations are generally divided into Unix system workstations based on RISC (compact instruction System) architecture and Windows and Intel PC workstations.

The UNIX workstation is a high-performance professional workstation with a powerful processor (formerly used RISC chips) and optimized memory, I/O (input/output), graphics subsystem, using proprietary processors (Alpha, MIPS, power, etc.), memory and graphics hardware systems, Proprietary UNIX operating systems that are not compatible with applications for specific hardware platforms.

PC workstations are based on high-performance X86 processors, using stable Windows NT and Windows2000, Windows XP, and other operating systems, with a graphics system that conforms to professional graphics standards (OpenGL), plus high-performance storage, I/O (input/output), Network and other subsystems to meet the requirements of professional software operation; The workstation with NT, WIN2000 and XP is a standard and open system platform to minimize the cost of ownership.

In addition, depending on the volume and portability, workstations can be divided into desktop workstations and mobile workstations.

Desktop workstation similar to ordinary desktop computer, large size, no portability, but strong performance, suitable for professional users.

Mobile workstation is actually a high-performance notebook computer. But its hardware configuration and overall performance is higher than the average notebook computer grade.