01098nam a2200193Ia 4500 CTU_95832 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 004.1 K18 Karin, Sidney The supercomputer era Sidney Karin, Norris Parker Smith Boston Harcourt brace Jovanovich 1987 A supercomputer is powerful: "the most powerful computer available at any given time." It is fast: up to 100,000 times faster than a personal computer. It is expensive: prices begin close to million. And a supercomputer is versatile: it counts the stars in the Milky Way, draws images of a heartbeat, and enters the scrotal size of bulls into computerized stud books. Karin and Smith explain these and other current uses, describe a typical installation, and catalog U.S. and world facilities. Their text is lucid, relatively jargon-free, and, considering the subject, surprisingly easy to read. Supercomputers Giang Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ