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What do you mean by super computers ? What was the purpose to develop super computers ? |
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Answer» Super Computers: Supercomputers are the most powerful computers among digital computers. A supercomputer consists of several processors running together making them immensely faster and powerful. These computers are capable of handling ’v 2 amounts of data for calculation and storage A supercomputer has the capacity equal to that of 40,000 microcomputers. These computers are mainly used in areas like weather forecasting, nuclear science research, aerodynamic modeling, meteorology etc. Examples: CRAY X-MP/14, CDC – 205, ETA GF – 10, NEC SX – 2, PARAM, ANURAG. PARAM and ANURAG are supercomputers produced by India and exported to many European countries. |
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