Lecture 1: An Introduction to the Concepts and Issues

Lecture 1: An Introduction to the Concepts and Issues

Overview

• A Brief History of Scientific Computing

- Performance of Supercomputers and Networks

• Some Terminology (1 - 5)

• The Need for Supercomputing - A Rationale for Metacomputing

- Some Examples

- Current Access to Resources

- Need for Alternatives

- Computer Architectures

- Why Use Parallel Computing Techniques

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