Supercomputers have the most processing power of computers available. They are designed to perform large amounts of numeric computation quickly.
Initially, the term supercomputer only applied to the larger mainframe machines, today, the term also includes parallel processing machines.
They are primarily designed for high speed computation, especially for scientific research or the defense industry, but their use is growing rapidly in business as supercomputer prices decrease.
Some applications require extraordinary speed, accuracy and processing capabilities - such as sending astronaut into space, controlling missile guidance systems and satellites, forecasting the weather, exploring for oil, and assisting with some kinds of scientific research.
Supercomputer were developed to fill this need. Supercomputer is commonly used by the popular media to describe certain types of computer architectures that are, in some sense the most powerful available.
Supercomputers are also very valuable for large model simulation and complex mathematical calculations.
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