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Which of the following Super Computers is the fastest Super Computer?1. Sun-way TaihuLight2. Titan3. Piz Daint4. Sequoia |
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Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Sun-way TaihuLight The correct answer is "option 1". CONCEPT: A supercomputer is a computer that gives a high level of performance as compared to any general-purpose computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in Floating-Point Operations Per Second (FLOPS). As per the recently released semiannual Top 500 list of supercomputers, Sunway TaihuLight has been named as the world’s fastest supercomputer title. EXPLANATION: option1: Sunway TaihuLight is the fastest Chinese supercomputer with a LINPACK speed of 105 Peta FLOPS available from 2016. option2: Titan / OLCF-2 is a supercomputer used for science research available from 2013 & have LINPACK speed of 17.59 Peta FLOPS. option3: Piz Daint is a supercomputer with a LINPACK speed of 25.3 Peta FLOPS. option4: Sequoia is a supercomputer developed by IBM as a part of the Advanced Simulation & Computing Program with a speed of 20.13 Peta FLOPS.
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