Supercomputers Quiz

What is a supercomputer primarily designed to do?

• Store large amounts of data

• Create animations

• Solve complex scientific problems

• Play video games

Who is often credited with creating the first true supercomputers?

• Seymour Cray

• Bill Gates

• Steve Jobs

• Elon Musk

What is one of the key components of supercomputers?

• High-performance processors

• Standard hard drives

• Basic RAM

• Single-core processors

Which of the following is an application of supercomputers?

• Cooking recipes

• Video editing

• Climate modeling

• Social media

What is a challenge faced by supercomputers?

• Inability to connect to the internet

• Limited storage

• Energy consumption

• Low processing speed

What is the term used for the first supercomputer mentioned in the text?

• IBM 7030 Stretch

• Sunway TaihuLight

• Cray-1

• Summit

What type of architecture do supercomputers use?

• Single-thread processing

• Parallel processing

• Serial processing

• Cloud processing

Which supercomputer is mentioned as being capable of performing at exascale levels?

• Folding@home

• Cray-1

• NASA's Orion

• IBM's Summit

What is one of the materials needed for the activity on supercomputers?

• Paint and brushes

• Cooking utensils

• Internet access for research

• Musical instruments

What is a potential future direction for supercomputing mentioned in the text?

• Quantum computing

• Virtual reality

• Mobile computing

• Blockchain technology