Asked by Jalah Coleman on Jun 02, 2024
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Why would an organization want to invest in a supercomputer? What kinds of organizations invest in supercomputers? List the top five supercomputers from this year and describe how they are being used.
Supercomputer
A powerful computing machine capable of processing vast amounts of data and performing complex calculations much faster than traditional computers.
Invest
To invest means to allocate resources, usually money, with the expectation of generating an income or profit. This can involve purchasing stocks, bonds, or other investment vehicles.
Organizations
Entities created to achieve specific goals through a collective effort, they can be public or private, and include companies, non-profits, and governments.
- Recognize the strategic value of hardware investments.
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Nisha SharmaJun 08, 2024
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Execute computationally demanding tasks involving very large data sets (dealing with Big Data). Organizations - military, scientific, large banks - calculate risks and returns of various investment strategies, healthcare to analyze patient data and determine optimal treatments Top supercomputers - "https://www.top500.org/lists/2017/06/" https://www.top500.org/lists/2017/06/, "https://www.recode.net/2017/6/20/15812270/china-fastest-supercomputer-us-exascale-department-energy-intel-nvidia-ibm" https://www.recode.net/2017/6/20/15812270/china-fastest-supercomputer-us-exascale-department-energy-intel-nvidia-ibm, "http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/tech/supercomputer-japan/index.html" http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/tech/supercomputer-japan/index.html, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1zu0oEdXcY" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1zu0oEdXcY, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McbdpPX_6rI" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McbdpPX_6rI
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the strategic value of hardware investments.