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What is High Performance Computing (HPC)?

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What is one of the primary purposes of High Performance Computing?

To solve large and complex problems at high speeds (correct)

To use typical desktop computers for scientific research

To aggregate computing power for simple problems

To process data and perform complex calculations slowly

Which type of calculations can High Performance Computing help with?

Reading emails

Playing video games

Quantum Mechanical Calculations (correct)

Basic arithmetic calculations

What is one driving factor behind High Performance Computing?

Solving complex and demanding problems (correct)

Electricity conservation

Slow processing speeds

Small data sets

How does High Performance Computing usually handle large problems?

Through the application of Size And Speed (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a key feature of High Performance Computing architecture?

Adding components as needed for efficiency (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why is simply upgrading to a faster processor or more memory not enough for High Performance Computing?

Because the best single computer on the market cannot handle the demands (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason more CPUs are needed for high-performance computing?

To increase computing power by sharing the workload (C) Signup and view all the answers

In terms of computing power, how does a Core i7 Processor compare to supercomputers?

A Core i7 Processor is significantly less powerful than supercomputers (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which supercomputer device became the first to achieve Exascale capabilities?

Frontier (USA) (C) Signup and view all the answers

What distributed computing project is still providing over 1 Petaflops of power?

Distributed.net (1997) (B) Signup and view all the answers

How does the computing power of Bitcoin mining devices compare to the Top 500 supercomputers?

Bitcoin mining devices surpassed the power of the Top 500 supercomputers in 2013 (B) Signup and view all the answers

How does the estimated total computing power of the Bitcoin network compare to the Frontier supercomputer?

The Bitcoin network is more powerful than the Frontier supercomputer (B) Signup and view all the answers