Supercomputers
- A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer.
- The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) instead of million instructions per second (MIPS).
Uses of Supercomputer
- Supercomputer handles those applications, which required the real-time processing. The uses are as follows:
- They’re used for scientific simulations and research such as weather forecasting, meteorology, nuclear energy research, physics, and chemistry, as well as for extremely complex animated graphics.
- Used to interpret new diseases and predict illness behavior and treatment.
- The military uses supercomputers for testing new aircrafts, tanks, and weapons.
- used to understand the effect on soldiers and wars. These machines are also used for encrypting the data.
- Scientists use them to test the impact of nuclear weapon detonation.
- In entertainment, supercomputers are used for online gaming and creation of animation.
- Supercomputers help in stabilizing the game performance when a lot of users are playing the game.