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What is Supercomputing?

April 26, 2017supercomputing

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What is Supercomputing?

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Supercomputing or High Performance Computing refers to the use of very fast computational systems to solve complex scientific and engineering problems. Of course, thanks to Moore’s Law, the envelope that defines a very fast system is constantly being pushed. Today’s fastest supercomputers can now perform at rates approaching 300 TFLOPS (Tera Floating Point Operations per Second).