Supercomputers are a special type of computers that are used for complex tasks like weather and biological research. The Blue Gene / L is the fastest computer in the world. It is in the Japanese national laboratory. The main difference between a supercomputer and the normal PC:
1) Supercomputers are a special type of computers for the laboratory research, weather forecasting, nuclear research and data analysis and animation industry, etc.
2) Supercomputer running power in some programs while computer all applications are running simultaneously.
And market:
Supercomputers have great computing power. Supercomputer introduced by Symour Cray. He is associated with Control Data Corporation. Samour Cray supercomputer introduced with the new design. In a number of smaller competitors in 1980 he entered the super computer market. It fell market.
Well, Cray, IBM and Hewlett-Packard is building supercomputers. The IBM Roadrunner is located in Los Alamos National Laboratory is the fastest supercomputer in the world.
Story
In 1939 Atanasoff-Berry Computer was created in the state of Iowa
Summary:
Supercomputers are a very useful resource for science and technology. They proved to be processes as a very useful tool in science and technology.