Supercomputers and Their Use - Hardcover

Lazou, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198537204 ISBN 13: 9780198537205

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1986

Synopsis

Supercomputers are in the forefront of computer technology and are of immense practical importance in scientific research due to the speed with which they handle data. This book describes supercomputers--how they are built, what the differences between them are, how they work, and how they could be improved. The author discusses their present applications as well as their future possibilities, keeping technical details to a minimum and carefully explaining necessary terminology. Written in an informal style, the book is accessible to the general, computer literate audience as well as to computer professionals and scientists using large-scale computation.

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Synopsis

Supercomputers are ideal tools for research in such fields as aerospace, electronics, and weaponry. This book is written in an informal style, and is aimed at a general, computer literate, audience, with technical details kept to a minimum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0198537204
• ISBN 13: 9780198537205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 250