supercomputer TOKYO - A Japanese

TOKYO - A Japanese supercomputer has won the world's fastest machine. Supercomputers K, Fujitsu made the company, was able to make 1 million desktop computers connected simultaneously. The work is at once shifted Tianhe-1A from China who was perched in the past six months.
Supercomputers K has three times better strength than seblumnya holder and capable of performing eight quadrilliun calculations every second. quadrilliun is a number followed by 15 zeros, and in computer jargon is known as the speed of 8.2 petaflops.
As reported by MailOnline, (Thursday, 6/23/2011), the previous fastest machine was the Chinese computer named 'Tianhe-1A', with 2.507 petaflops and highlighted the emergence of Chinese rule in technology and economics. Tianhe-1A machine also drove China topped the list the first time the speed of the computer and wrestle for the title in the United States (U.S.), which has four of the world's top ten supercomputers.
Experts say, the development of machine K, which is faster than five competitors, marking a major advance Japan's leap in the world of technology. "This machine is very impressive and far more powerful than the other computers," said Professor Jack Dongarra, who announced the list of the six-month world's top supercomputers.
Speed ​​ratings are based by running a standard mathematical equation. This shows the superiority of Japan to make computers K. With the cost USD1, 2 billion as evidence of the return of Japan at the top of the computer technology for the first time in seven years.
Developed at the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science, Kobe, Japan, computer giant structures placed in a climate-controlled, indoor such as warehouses. Consists of 672 cabinets filled with circuit boards containing nearly 70,000 processors. K supercomputer uses enough energy to power 10,000 homes. Creator claims the machine is still energy efficient.
"K Computer use is expected to have an innovative impact in various fields, ranging from global climate research, meteorology, disaster prevention, and medicine. Contribute so that the creation of a prosperous and secure society," said a spokesman for the institute RIKEN.
There are five U.S. made supercomputer was ranked the top 10, including third-ranked Jaguar system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Of the 10 ratings Among the two machines from China, two from Japan and one from France. (FMH)