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121Beowulf (computing) — Originally referring to a specific computer built in 1994, Beowulf is a class of computer clusters similar to the original NASA system. They are high performance parallel computing clusters of inexpensive personal computer hardware. The name… …
122DECstation — The model identification medallion of a DECstation 5000 Model 120 …
123Digital Equipment Corporation — Industry Computer manufacturing Fate Assets were sold to various companies. What remained was sold to Compaq. Successor …
124Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
125Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
126Physical Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Scientists discovered a new family of superconducting materials and obtained unique images of individual hydrogen atoms and of a multiple exoplanet system. Europe completed the Large Hadron Collider, and China and India took… …
127Kernel (computing) — A kernel connects the application software to the hardware of a computer In computing, the kernel is the main component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware… …
128CPU cache — Cache memory redirects here. For the general use, see cache. A CPU cache is a cache used by the central processing unit of a computer to reduce the average time to access memory. The cache is a smaller, faster memory which stores copies of the… …
