Today supercomputers are the fastest computers available and are used by military and defense research agencies, universities, independent research centers and some engineering corporations. Major vendors of these computers include IBM and HP.
There are many different vendors for the 2 most common types of computers. Dell and Apple are 2 majors vendors.
B: Supercomputers
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I suggest reading the TOP500 list, its changing all the time.
Super Computers
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No they use Mainframes
There are many different major vendors for mobile phones and handheld devices. Among the tops are Apple, LG and Samsung.
There are many different vendors for the 2 most common types of computers. Dell and Apple are 2 majors vendors.
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.
The major vendors in the market right now are IBM (itself has 90% market share), Groupe Bull, Unisys, HP and Oracle (Sun Microsystems).
There are many major vendors of handheld devices. Most of the manufacturers sell directly in addition to communication service providers and stores like Best Buy.
IBM and Cray Inc.
The average cost of supercomputers typically ranges from 500 million to 1 billion.
They are fast.
Supercomputers can cost anywhere from a few million to hundreds of millions of dollars, depending on their capabilities and specifications.