PetaFLOPS computing

ABSTRACT

PetaFLOPS computers---capable of performing a thousand trillion mathematical operations per second, 25 times faster than the largest supercomputers today---will open new doors to understanding the functions of biological molecules.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.3 LIFE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.1 PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURES
      C.1.0 General
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.0 General
  C.3 SPECIAL-PURPOSE AND APPLICATION-BASED SYSTEMS
  C.4 PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEMS
  C.5 COMPUTER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
      C.5.0 General

  D. Software
  D.4 OPERATING SYSTEMS
      D.4.0 General

  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.0 General

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.3 COMPUTER GRAPHICS
      I.3.0 General
  I.6 SIMULATION AND MODELING
      I.6.0 General

  J. Computer Applications
  J.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
  J.3 LIFE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
  J.7 COMPUTERS IN OTHER SYSTEMS