Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Visual Analytics and Interactive Technologies: Data, Text and Web Mining Applications
Abstract
What is a Supercomputer? A Supercomputer is defined as the fastest type of computer used for specialized applications that require a massive number of mathematical calculations. The term “supercomputer” was coined in 1929 by the New York World, referring to tabulators manufactured by IBM. To modern computer users, these tabulators would probably appear awkward, slow, and cumbersome to use, but at the time, they represented the cutting edge of technology. This continues to be true of supercomputers today, which harness immense processing power so that they are incredibly fast, sophisticated, and powerful.
First Page
282
Last Page
294
DOI
10.4018/978-1-60960-102-7.ch017
Publication Date
2011
ISBN
9781609601027
Recommended Citation
Cook, Jeffrey S., "Supercomputers and Supercomputing" (2011). Faculty Publications. 22.
https://arch.astate.edu/busn-isba-facpub/22
