Supercomputer

  spectrum.ieee.org Supercomputer Supercomputer Definition A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance compared to a general-purpose computer. A supercomputer is a computer that performs at a higher level than a general-purpose computer. Supercomputers typically feature hundreds or millions of processors, as well as massive amounts of memory and storage, and are built to handle massive amounts of data or do incredibly difficult computational tasks. Supercomputers are used in many fields of scientific research, including weather forecasting, physics simulations such as molecular dynamics, climate modeling (climate models include atmospheric dynamics and ocean mixing), nuclear weapon simulations (HEDP), astronomy (compiling catalogs), molecular biology research, petroleum exploration (oil exploration), and other fields where large amounts of data must be processed quickly. History In the 1980s, India encountered difficulties in acquiring supercomputers for academic and