some have been big, some have been small. what makes a supercomputer super is not size, but performance compared to other computers of its time.
In fact some of the highest performance supercomputers have been among the smallest sized computers ever built. Seymour Cray's last supercomputer before he died was only the size of a two drawer file cabinet. Smaller than any he had built before (and no microprocessors involved, it was still a third generation computer).
it is the combination of your head
Supercomputers were introduced in the 1960s and were designed primarily by Seymour Cray at Control Data Corporation (CDC), and later at Cray Research
aaah! that sexy alienware one. its like... $4,000 or something
There have been supercomputers in all generations of computers. As the definition of supercomputer is simply any computer having at least 10 times the performance of currently available high performance computers, the very fastest computers of any generation are supercomputers. It is usually scientific and cryptographic applications that drive the need for supercomputers.Some examples of supercomputers from various computer generations are:IBM NORC, first generationUNIVAC LARC, second generationIBM 7030 Stretch, second generationCDC 6600, second generationCDC 7600, second generationILLIAC IV, third generationCDC Star-100, third generationCray-1, third generationetc.
On a single home computer? Significantly smaller. But when you combine that home computer with every other volunteer computer on the grid, it is much more powerful and efficient than any supercomputer.
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Supercomputers, Mainframes, and Minicomputers.
minicomputers, mainframe computers, and supercomputers
John M. Levesque has written: 'A guidebook to Fortran on supercomputers' -- subject(s): FORTRAN (Computer program language), Programming, Supercomputers
Using supercomputers and very clever programming.
Google has supercomputers that are able to do this job.
A supercomputer uses the same components as a home computer, simply uses more of them.
Airplanes not necessarily use supercomputers but, supercomputers are used to design airplanes. One of the many uses of supercomputers is to model how wind and turbulence affect an airplane. Supercomputers are also used in advanced flight simulators.
Typically a Mainframe, or smaller Server. Sometimes Supercomputers are utilized, but very rarely for simple data storage and retreival.