high performance computer
81Mainframe computer — For other uses, see Mainframe (disambiguation). An IBM 704 mainframe (1964) Mainframes (often colloquially referred to as big iron [1]) are powerful computers used primarily by corporate and governmental organizations for critical applications,… …
82Seymour Cray Computer Science and Engineering Award — The Seymour Cray Computer Science and Engineering Award, also known as the Seymour Cray Award, is an award given to recognize significant and innovative contributions in the field of high performance computing. The award honors scientists who… …
83Java performance — Programs written in Java have had a reputation for being slower and requiring more memory than those written in natively compiled languages such as C or C++ (see e.g. [cite web url=http://www.jelovic.com/articles/why java is slow.htm title=Why… …
84Complex instruction set computer — A complex instruction set computer (CISC, pronounced like sisk ) is a microprocessor instruction set architecture (ISA) in which each instruction can execute several low level operations, such as a load from memory, an arithmetic operation, and a …
85Fifth generation computer — For the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, see Cinema of China The rise of the Fifth Generation .The Fifth Generation Computer Systems project (FGCS) was an initiative by Japan s Ministry of International Trade and Industry, begun in 1982,… …
86Mercury Computer Systems — Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. NASDAQ: MRCY provides high performance embedded, real time digital signal and image processing solutions. Mercury designs and builds embedded multicomputers, which may be considered to be either loosely coupled …
87Power supply unit (computer) — Power supply unit with top cover removed A power supply unit (PSU) supplies direct current (DC) power to the other components in a computer. It converts general purpose alternating current (AC) electric power from the mains (110 V to… …
88Cluster (Computer) — NASA Computercluster Ein Computercluster, meist einfach Cluster (engl. „Schwarm“, „Gruppe“, „Haufen“), bezeichnet eine Anzahl von vernetzten Computern, die von außen in vielen Fällen als ein Computer gesehen werden können. In der Regel sind die… …
89Daniel A. Reed (computer scientist) — Daniel A. Reed Residence USA …
90Ring (computer security) — In computer science, hierarchical protection domains, [Paul A. Karger, Andrew J. Herbert, [http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/SP.1984.10001 An Augmented Capability Architecture to Support Lattice Security and Traceability of Access] , sp …
