In the last chapter, we learned the history and philosophy of the Python programming language.
In this short chapter, we will study the concepts and history of supercomputing.
Concept of the Supercomputer
A supercomputer is a special computer with a lot of processing power. This is the simplest definition of the term supercomputer. The key feature which distinguishes supercomputers from other classes of computers is their massive processing power.
Supercomputers are used in computationally intensive applications. Mostly these are scientific applications. ...