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| ====== C.5 Supercomputers ====== | ====== C.5 Supercomputers ====== | ||
| - | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.c_hwarch| Return to Hardware Architectures ]] | + | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.c_hwarch:start| Return to Hardware Architectures ]] |
| ===== About ===== | ===== About ===== | ||
| - | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.c_hwarch:super | Return to Top]] | ||
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| A **Supercomputer**(( | A **Supercomputer**(( | ||
| Rouse, Margret; __Definition of supercomputer__, WhatIs.com, Accessed 8 December 2020, | Rouse, Margret; __Definition of supercomputer__, WhatIs.com, Accessed 8 December 2020, | ||
| [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/supercomputer]] | [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/supercomputer]] | ||
| - | )) is a computer performing at or near the currently highest operational rate for computers. | + | )) is a computer performing at or near the current highest operational rate for computers. |
| - | Traditionally, supercomputers have been used for scientific and engineering applications handling very large databases or do a great amount of computation (or both). Although advances such as [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:m:multicore]] and [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:g:gpgpu]] have enabled powerful machines for personal use (see: [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/desktop-supercomputer-personal-supercomputer | desktop supercomputer]], [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/GPU-supercomputer | GPU supercomputer]]), by definition, a supercomputer is exceptional in terms of performance. | + | Traditionally, supercomputers have been used for scientific and engineering applications: to handle very large databases, or to do a great amount of computation, or both. Although advances such as [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:m:multicore]] and [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:g:gpgpu]] have enabled powerful machines for personal use (see: [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/desktop-supercomputer-personal-supercomputer | desktop supercomputer]], [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/GPU-supercomputer | GPU supercomputer]]), by definition, a supercomputer is exceptional in terms of [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:performance|performance]]. |
| According to Rouse(( | According to Rouse(( | ||
| Rouse, Margret; __Definition of supercomputer__, WhatIs.com, Accessed 8 December 2020, | Rouse, Margret; __Definition of supercomputer__, WhatIs.com, Accessed 8 December 2020, | ||
| [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/supercomputer]] | [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/supercomputer]] | ||
| - | )) At any given time, there are a few well-publicized supercomputers that operate at extremely high speeds relative to all other computers. The term is also sometimes applied to far slower (but still impressively fast) computers. The largest, most powerful supercomputers are really multiple computers that perform [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:paraproc]]. In general, there are two parallel processing approaches: [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:smp]] and [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:m:mpp]]. | + | )), at any given time, there are a few well-publicized supercomputers that operate at extremely high speeds relative to all other computers. The term is also sometimes applied to far slower (but still impressively fast) computers. The largest, most powerful supercomputers are really multiple computers that perform [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:paraproc]]. In general, there are two parallel processing approaches: [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:smp]] and [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:m:mpp]]. |
| Rouse(( | Rouse(( | ||
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| )) reports that as of June 2016, the fastest supercomputer in the world was the Sunway TaihuLight, in the city of Wixu in China. A few statistics on TaihuLight: | )) reports that as of June 2016, the fastest supercomputer in the world was the Sunway TaihuLight, in the city of Wixu in China. A few statistics on TaihuLight: | ||
| - | * 40,960 64-bit, RISC processors with 260 cores each. | + | * 40,960 [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:00-9:64bit|64-bit]], RISC processors with 260 cores each. |
| * Peak performance of 125 petaflops (quadrillion floating point operations per second). | * Peak performance of 125 petaflops (quadrillion floating point operations per second). | ||
| - | * 32GB DDR3 memory per compute node, 1.3 PB memory in total. | + | * 32GB DDR3 memory per computer [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:n:node|node]], 1.3 PB memory in total. |
| - | * Linux-based Sunway Raise operating system (OS). | + | * Linux-based Sunway Raise [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:os]]. |
| Some of the uses for supercomputers are(( | Some of the uses for supercomputers are(( | ||
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| * Building Brains | * Building Brains | ||
| - | More recently, supercomputers have been used to model how the Cronavirus spreads.(( | + | More recently, supercomputers have been used to model how the Coronavirus spreads.(( |
| Kelleher, Suzanne Rowan; __Japanese Supercomputer Shows How Coronavirus Spreads In A Dining Setting__, Forbes, 19 October 2020, Accessed 8 December 2020, | Kelleher, Suzanne Rowan; __Japanese Supercomputer Shows How Coronavirus Spreads In A Dining Setting__, Forbes, 19 October 2020, Accessed 8 December 2020, | ||
| [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2020/10/19/viral-video-japanese-supercomputer-shows-how-coronavirus-spreads-in-a-dining-setting/?sh=57971027333f]] | [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2020/10/19/viral-video-japanese-supercomputer-shows-how-coronavirus-spreads-in-a-dining-setting/?sh=57971027333f]] | ||
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| ===== DIDO Specifics ===== | ===== DIDO Specifics ===== | ||
| [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.c_hwarch:super | Return to Top]] | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.c_hwarch:super | Return to Top]] | ||
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