supercomputer
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definition
noun
It costs less to make a cluster computer out of a group of personal computers or workstations than to buy a supercomputer to perform enormous mathematical tasks.
a particularly powerful mainframe computer.
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Using software to tie together those desktops into a single ‘grid,’ it assembled, in effect, a 'supercomputer' to run its analytical software.
A custom 'supercomputer' uses processors that have been specialized for scientific computing.
The interesting thing about a 'supercomputer' with a lot of processors in it is that it is, in some ways, no different to a cluster of computers, communicating through a network, and working together on a single application.
It costs less to make a cluster computer out of a group of personal computers or workstations than to buy a 'supercomputer' to perform enormous mathematical tasks.
With so-called grid computing, even personal computers can serve as a virtual 'supercomputer' if enough of them are linked together.
The idea of a virtual 'supercomputer' , powered by the spare processor cycles and bandwidth of thousands of PCs, is anything but new.
As such, scientists from around the country can access the 'supercomputer' for research through a competitive proposal process.
The new charges relate to Unix's ability to turn a cluster of PCs into a 'supercomputer' powerful enough to use to develop nuclear missiles.
This configuration can achieve supercomputer processing rates at a fragment of the 'supercomputer' 's price tag.
Therefore, the cost associated with maintenance is low compared to expensive maintenance contracts researchers used to need for classic 'supercomputers' .
By bringing hundreds of people like you together in one room, we will have enough computing power to become one of the fastest 'supercomputers' on the planet.
However, this number is still theoretical, and because there is often a substantial gap between theory and practice, 'supercomputers' must complete a series of calculations known as the Linpack benchmark to qualify for a chart ranking.
Grid computing seeks to create virtual 'supercomputers' by expanding the clustering concept across multiple locations and domains.
Most 'supercomputers' are built from commodity processors that are designed for a broad market and are manufactured in large numbers.
Once that network for 'supercomputing' is in place, you're going to have a lot more people gaining access to the capability, developing an interest in it.
IBM has regained dominance on a list of the 500 fastest 'supercomputers' and has also landed two unusual prototypes in the top 10.
Advances in scalable storage architectures promise further changes that will continue to drive 'supercomputing' into more commercial IT organizations.
Together, Linux clusters and object-based storage clusters deliver commodity-like 'supercomputers' able to keep pace with increasingly voracious applications.
In the past, 'supercomputers' required the software to be handcrafted for the specific architecture of the supercomputer.
The use of 'supercomputing' in all of these areas is growing, and it is increasingly essential to continued progress.
Thus, it is no surprise that it was the sober scientists who started replacing expensive 'supercomputers' with inexpensive networks of GNU / Linux systems.
This configuration can yield affordable, virtual 'supercomputing' for applications whose data or tasks can be processed in parallel.
His current interests are in high performance computer systems design, software engineering tools for programming parallel and distributed 'supercomputers' and stained glass windows.
The need for basic research in 'supercomputing' is particularly acute.
When completed, the machine will be one of the fastest, most powerful Linux-based 'supercomputers' in the world…
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