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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813841003321

Titolo

Getting up to speed : the future of supercomputing / / Susan L. Graham, Marc Snir, and Cynthia A. Patterson, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005

ISBN

0-309-16551-2

1-280-20862-7

9786610208623

0-309-54679-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrahamSusan L

SnirMarc

PattersonCynthia A

Disciplina

004.1/1

Soggetti

High performance computing

Supercomputers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on the Future of Supercomputing, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction and Context -- 2 Explanation of Supercomputing -- 3 Brief History of Supercomputing -- 4 The Demand for Supercomputing -- 5 Today's Supercomputing Technology -- 6 Supercomputing Infrastructures and Institutions -- 7 Supercomputing Abroad -- 8 A Policy Framework -- 9 Stewardship and Funding of Supercomputing -- 10 The Future of Supercomputing- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendixes -- A Committee Member and Staff Biographies -- B Speakers and Participants at Meetings and Site Visits -- C List of White Papers Prepared for the Applications Workshop -- D Glossary and Acronym List.