Describing supercomputers, explaining them, and building them

1. Supercomputers

2. The Fastest of the Fastest
1. Tianhe-2 This computer has an average
performance of 33.86 petaflops and a peak of just
under 55 petaflops

3. The Fastest of the Fastest (2)
The TITAN supercomputer is due to be replaced by
Summit in 2017, which will have a performance of
more than 100 petaflops

4. The Fastest of the Fastest (3)
Sequoia is a supercomputer located at Livermore Lab
and will also be replaced in 2017

5. But... How??
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-supercomputers-work
-use this link to find out more in depth

6. What’s in it?
1. RAM (Random Access Memory)-This is the
primary memory in a computer. It is called Random
Access because you can randomly access any data
stored, if you know where

7. What’s in it?
2. CPU (Central Processing Unit)-This, hence the
name, is the processor in a computer. Most
supercomputers have maximum cores installed inside
their CPUs.

8. Diagrams and Charts

9. Can I Make One?
Its extremely expensive to go the length China’s K
computer or TITAN went, but there are a few ways to
either make an existing computer faster, or make a
cluster supercomputer.
1. Improve your CPUs-
http://www.pcworld.com/article/230834/upgrade_your_cpu
2. Build a Beowulf cluster-
https://www.linux.com/community/blogs/133-general-linux/

10. And There You Have It
This slideshow helps explain supercomputers, where they are,
and how they work. Here are some related links not shown
elsewhere.
http://www.cray.com/
http://www.extremetech.com/tag/supercomputers
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla-supercomputing-solutions.html
http://www.wired.com/2013/05/neurologist-markam-human-brain/