Unit 1, Lesson 1 Activity 2
SUPERCOMPUTERS
Video:
Watch: What makes a SuperComputer “Super”?
As you are watching, make a list of terms
that you have heard for the first time or know
little about.
Read the first section on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercomputer
What is a supercomputer?
What does FLOPS stand for?
Since 2017, there are supercomputers
which can perform over…
Who is Cray?
List some things that supercomputers are
used for:
Research & answer to the questions below:
What nation has the highest rated supercomputer
currently?
How many supercomputers does the United States
have in the top 10?
What are the brands of the Top 10 supercomputers
that you recognize?
What is Moore’s Law?
Why do people believe this theory is irrelevant with
today’s technology?
What is AI?