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1. SuperComputers - Rohan Dhamnaskar
2. Overview What is a Supercomputer
Some Concepts
Couple of examples.
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4. Supercomputer Dictionary definition:
a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications.
For our sake:
Computer SYSTEM designed to operate at super high speeds which can perform complex calculations that would require greater than a year for a normal computer.
5. Measuring Performance FLOPS: FLoating point Operations Per Second Usually prefixed by an SI unit of magnitude Megaflops, Gigaflops, Teraflops, Petaflops Usual 3GHz processor ~ 6 GFLOPS.