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Fastest Computer
Where would I find information on the fastest computers in the world?
Where would I find information on the fastest computers in the world?
Here is a http://www.top500.org/lists/2006/06"Sherwyn said:Where would I find information on the fastest computers in the world?
Mega and tera are both greek words.Sherwyn said:woops. not how fast, but how many flops are in a megaflop, or a teraflop?
megaflopSherwyn said:woops. not how fast, but how many flops are in a megaflop, or a teraflop?
Well, 'terra' actually means 'ground' or 'land'.seaglespn said:prefix mega means 10^6 over the basic unit.
prefix giga means 10^9 over the basic unit.
prefix terra means 10^12 ...
It is a term used in astrophysics, physics, chemistry, computer programming, computer disk drives. Maybe they have some really fast computers at the University of Richmond.Sherwyn said:How fast are the fastest clusters, and does anyone know how fast the cluster(s) is/are at the University of Richmond?
Well perhaps you could give us some context. Do you work there or do you study there? And is this request in anyway related to a program you follow?Sherwyn said:I don't know really. I was told to just figure out how to determine how many megaflop/s its running and compare it to other clusters (specifically the faster ones). Should I have been given more information or what?
There are also super computers called "vector processors" that have many very fast arithmetic units within them, enough so that peforming an operation like a floating point multiply on two arrays of numbers and either storing the results in a 3rd array or summing the results occurs at the fastest speed that the machines memory can retrieve the input data. In the case of Cray super-computers, a vector processing system can be part of a cluster. Here is one link: http://www.cray.com/products/x1e and antoher: http://www.nec.com.au/products_detail.aspx?view=145russ_watters said:Newer pc's are on the order of 10-20 gigaflops, so about 10,000 times slower than a supercomputer (which, incidentally, are often just clusters of several thousand desktop processors).
Gokul43201 said:Well, 'terra' actually means 'ground' or 'land'.
It's 'tera' which is 1000 times bigger than 'giga'!
A "world's fastest computer" refers to a computer system that is able to perform calculations and process data at a significantly higher speed than other computers. This speed is typically measured in terms of floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) or instructions per second (IPS).
The speeds of different computers are typically compared using benchmark tests, which involve running a series of standardized tasks and measuring the time it takes for the computer to complete them. These tests are designed to provide an objective measure of a computer's performance and can be used to compare the speeds of different systems.
A computer cluster is a group of computers that are connected together and work together as a single system. This allows for parallel processing, where multiple computers work on different parts of a task simultaneously, resulting in faster processing speeds.
The speed of a computer cluster is affected by several factors, including the individual processing speeds of each computer in the cluster, the speed of the network connecting the computers, and the efficiency of the software used to distribute tasks among the computers.
The best cluster speed for your needs will depend on the specific tasks you need the computer to perform. It is important to consider the type of calculations or data processing required and the amount of data that needs to be processed. Consulting with a computer expert or conducting benchmark tests can help determine the best cluster speed for your specific needs.