Supercomputer
device · 1964 · Digital age
A computing system of the highest performance (CDC 6600).
What it is made of
- Graphics processing unit — has part. Modern supercomputers run on GPUs.
Principles and materials it uses
- Silicon — is made of. The processors are silicon.
- Copper — is made of. Interconnects and cooling are copper.
Where it is used
- Human Genome Project — is used in. Assembling the genome.
- Weather forecast — is used in. Numerical forecasting.
What it is a kind of
- Computer — is a kind of. A computer.
- Chess computer — includes. Deep Blue was an IBM supercomputer.