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THE SUPERCOMPUTER
What is a
Supercomputer
Supercomputers are
designed to carry out
single, extremely complex
computing tasks such as
climate research,
cryptanalysis ( code
breaking), physical
simulations, oil and gas
exploration and weather
forecasting
Fields in which supercomputer is
used:
Artificial
intelligence:
for training large
machines
learning models
Data analysis:
for processing
and analyzing
massive
datasets
Cybersecurity:
to simulate and
counteract cyber
threats in realtime
Fields in which supercomputer is
used cont’d:
Cloud
computing:
where they
optimize
resource
allocation and
load balancing
Cryptography:
where they break or
create advanced
encryption
algorithms to
enhance digital
security
How do supercomputers
process information:
Supercomputers use more than one central processing unit (CPU). These
CPUs are grouped into complex nodes, compromising a processor or a
group of processors-symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)-and a memory
block. At scale, a supercomputer can contain tens of thousands of nodes.
Although there is some amount of portability across toady’s
supercomputers, current systems cannot adapt to the wide variance in
basic costs, such as communication overhead, bandwidth and
synchronizarion
SUPERCOMPUTERS IN TERMS OF
SPEED, STORAGE AND PORTABILITY
SPEED
Supercomputers are incredibly powerful
machines designed to preform complex
calculations at very high speeds,
supercomputers are measured in FLOPS
(Floating Point Operations Per Second). The
world’s fastest supercomputers can perform
calculations in the order of exaFLOPS, which is
a qunitillion floating-point operations per
second.
STORAGE
Supercomputers typically have
massive storage capacities to handle
vast amounts of data. They often use
high-performance storage systems
like SSDs (Solid State Drive) or even
specialized storage solutions like
parallel file systems to manage and
access the enormous volume of data
they work with
SUPERCOMPUTERS IN TERMS OF SPEED,
STORAGE AND PORTABILITY CONT’D
PORTABILITY
Although there is some amount of portability
across today's supercomputers, current
systems cannot adapt to the wide varience in
basic costs, such as communication, bandwidth
ad sychronization
Group members:
Sabrina Thompson
Jataesha Brissett
Shaeon Powell
Brianna-kay Lewis
Shawana Ebanks