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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960835103321

Titolo

The future of supercomputing : an interim report / / Committee on the Future of Supercomputing, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Acadmies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

0-309-16709-4

0-309-52675-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (58 p.)

Disciplina

004.1/1

Soggetti

Supercomputers - United States

High performance computing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Supercomputing past and present -- 3. Continuity and predictability -- 4. Future supercomputing and research -- 5. The role of government in supercomputing -- 6. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The Committee on the Future of Supercomputing was tasked to assess prospects for supercomputing technology research and development in support of U.S. needs, to examine key elements of context-the history of supercomputing, the erosion of research investment, the changing nature of problems demanding supercomputing, and the needs of government agencies for supercomputing capabilities-and to assess options for progress. This interim report establishes context-including the history and current state of supercomputing, application requirements, technology evolution, the socioeconomic context-to identify some of the issues that may be explored in more depth in the second phase of the study.