High Performance Computing Systems Quiz

Which processor won the Jeopardy competition in February 2010?

What type of architecture does the Cray XMT system use?

Which benchmark is focused on guiding the design of hardware architectures and software systems for graph algorithms?

What was the peak performance achieved on science apps by the IBM BlueGene/Q system?

How many of the Top500 systems in the USA use NVIDIA GPUs?

What metric is used as a yardstick on the TOP500 website?

Which supercomputer from the list is located in Japan?

Which country is associated with the supercomputer named Sierra?

What type of matrix is used in the Linpack benchmark for solving Ax=b?

Which supercomputer is related to the manufacturer Atos?

What is the unit of measure for floating point operations per second?

Which computer system mentioned has over 680,000 cores and approximately 30 Petaflops of performance?

What is the fastest computer listed on top500.org capable of?

Which event updates the list of the 500 most powerful computers in the world?

In terms of performance, what is typically associated with a Flop in high-performance computing units?

What type of matrix was used in the performance test to ensure convergence on Fugaku?

What was the achieved performance in terms of Eflop/s for mixed precision HPL on Fugaku?

What does the metric '67 Gflops/Watt' refer to in the context provided?

How were the algorithms and software programmed for Massively Parallel Accelerator Systems according to the text?

What was the peak performance in petaflops of the Fugaku supercomputer?

What established the Gordon Bell Prizes, as mentioned in the text?

Which supercomputer had the highest Rmax performance in exaFLOPS according to the provided information?

What was the peak power consumption in kilowatts of the Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer?

Which supercomputer had a memory bandwidth per GPU of 1.55 TB/s?

What was the order of the matrix solved by the mixed precision iterative refinement approach on Fugaku?

What does the term 'Flop/s' stand for in the context of supercomputers?

Which of the following applications benefit from high performance simulations according to the text?

What is indicated by the growth forecast of accelerators in the text?

In the context of HPC Cloud Usage Forecast, what does the 17.9% growth over the next 5 years signify?

Which field benefits from using HPC for understanding the effects of climate change, as mentioned in the text?

What is one of the challenges in solving social problems at scale using computational science and engineering?

What is a key aspect that needs research attention when dealing with massive data science for real-world problems?

What is the purpose of using multiple processors in parallel according to the text?

What is the time complexity for performing a sum (reduction) operation in parallel according to the text?

What did Seymour Cray compare to using 1024 chickens when plowing a field?

Which aspect of data is mentioned as a challenge when solving social problems at scale?

What is a focus area for research mentioned in the text regarding massive data science applications?

What is the benefit of using n processors to perform a sum operation in parallel?

'Compute the prime factors of 1 billion numbers' scenario emphasizes the use of multiple processors for what purpose?

Which supercomputer system is specifically mentioned to be located in Europe and Japan?

What benchmark aims to guide the design of hardware architectures and software systems for supporting graph algorithms?

Which U.S. manufacturer is associated with a supercomputer system mentioned in the text?

What new challenges arise when solving social problems at scale, according to the text?

What supercomputing technology won the Jeopardy competition in February 2010?

In the context of massive data science applications, what does 'scalable algorithms' refer to?

What type of architecture is utilized by the system that achieved record-breaking performance over 10PF sustained on science apps?

What is a key aspect when considering the unity structure in large social networks?

Why is the development of frameworks crucial for solving real-world problems on high-performance computers?

When dealing with social problems at scale, why is the sparsity and lack of locality in data considered a challenge?

What prestigious award was David A. Bader inducted into in 2022?

Which of the following roles has David A. Bader NOT held according to the text?

What type of systems did David A. Bader direct regarding AI and GPU excellence?

What metric measures the number of citations for David A. Bader's publications?

What did David A. Bader direct related to the convergence on Fugaku?

What is a challenge faced when trying to analyze large social networks according to the text?

In the context of scalable algorithms, what does 'unity structure' refer to?

What is a key consideration when designing architectures for scalable algorithms?

Which aspect is crucial for ensuring the effectiveness of scalable algorithms in handling complex social network structures?

Why is extending image-based methods to complex 3D scientific datasets considered non-trivial?

What is the main purpose of high performance simulations mentioned in the text?

Which aspect of understanding the universe is mentioned as a focus of high performance simulation in the text?

What does the term 'simulation' refer to as the third pillar of science in the provided text?

In the text, what is mentioned as a key benefit of using high performance computing for understanding climate change?

What is highlighted as a challenge in using high performance simulations for energy-efficient jet engines according to the text?

What is the difference between concurrency and parallelism?

Why is high-performance computing often associated with parallel computing?

What is the primary reason for emphasizing interconnect and communication in parallel computing?

Which type of computer would not be classified as a Parallel Computer?

What is the significance of parallelism in high-performance computing?

What approach was taken for programming Massively Parallel Accelerator Systems?

What programming method was used for Massively Parallel Accelerator Systems?

What is a key aspect to consider when studying unity structure in large social networks?

Why is sparsity and lack of locality in data considered challenging for solving social problems at scale?

What method is used for programming Vector Supercomputers to Massively Parallel Accelerator Systems?

In the context of large-scale social networks, what does the term 'scalable algorithms' refer to?

What is a common challenge faced when dealing with unity structure in large social networks?

How were the algorithms and software programmed from Vector Supercomputers to Massively Parallel Accelerator Systems?

What is the approximate number of connections each neuron in the Human Brain has?

Which of the following datasets has nearly unbounded size according to the text?

What is a key aspect of Symbolic Networks mentioned in the text?

In the context of scalable algorithms, what does 'Entity Resolution' refer to?

What is a common challenge faced when dealing with large social networks and unity structure?

What is the main goal of using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in natural gas plants?

Which simulation technique is used to explore the MOF design space as mentioned in the text?

What is the focus of the research conducted by Kristin Persson, Gerd Ceder, and team at UCB and LBNL according to the text?

In the context of layered materials, what method is used to screen known drugs for COVID-19 as mentioned in the text?

How do Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) aid in carbon capture as discussed in the text?

What is a key challenge faced in solving social problems at scale, according to the text?

In the context of massive data science applications, what does 'unity structure' refer to?

Why is the development of frameworks important for solving real-world problems on high-performance computers?

What is the significance of considering the noise and bias inherent in data streams for improved models?

Which aspect is crucial in understanding the opportunities and challenges in massive data science applications as discussed in the text?

What is a key consideration in designing scalable algorithms?

In the context of unity structure in large social networks, what does 'unity structure' refer to?

Why is sparsity considered challenging when designing architectures for scalable algorithms?

Which aspect of data structure poses a challenge when studying unity structure in large social networks?

What is a key aspect that requires research attention when focusing on unity structure in large social networks?

What is a key consideration when extending image-based methods to complex, 3D, scientific data sets?

When studying unity structure in large social networks, what is crucial for ensuring the effectiveness of scalable algorithms?

What type of data analysis approach is mentioned to result in smoother labels compared to heuristic labels?

In the context of machine learning demands for computing power, what trend was observed across three eras as per Sevilla et al., 2022?

What is emphasized as a challenge when utilizing GANs to build convergence maps of weak gravitational lensing?

Which supercomputer system is mentioned to have won the Jeopardy competition in February 2010?

What type of architecture is used by the Cray XMT system mentioned in the text?

What is the primary focus of the Graph500 Benchmark mentioned in the text?

In the context of scalable algorithms, what does 'Entity Resolution' typically refer to?

Why are sparsity and lack of locality in data considered challenging when solving social problems at scale?

What type of multiprocessor system has processors with their own memories connected by a high-speed network?

Which of the following systems contains hundreds or thousands of processors (nodes) and is also known as a cluster?

In the context of parallel computers, what does SMP stand for?

What type of processor contains multiple processors (cores) on a single chip?

What distinguishes a shared memory multiprocessor from a distributed memory multiprocessor?

Which type of computer system would be classified as a parallel computer?

What is the key feature of a multicore processor compared to a shared memory multiprocessor?

In the context of parallel computing, what does HPC stand for?

What does SIMD stand for in the field of computing?

What makes a high performance computing system different from a distributed memory multiprocessor?