Name: Samson Andrade  The following questions will be marked for communication skills not content. Please complete the following questions by writing the answers on a separate piece of paper. Do not type the answers. 1.        What do you hope to do once you leave secondary school? Once I leave secondary school I am planning to apply to the Royal Military Collage of Canada also known as RMC. 2.        What was your reason for selecting this course? I wanted to know more about the computer and how the software is installed and how  it works  Write o 3.        the paragraph telling me about your computer experience. Please include courses, software that you use etc. I have used a computer since I was 6 or 7, I have done various projects such as writing an SA on Microsoft word, or creating a collage in on a PDF. I have also done a computer course at TD securities computer program. I have also used different computer programs such as audacity which is a music editing program for a sound recording.    4.       Are you interested in any type of computer based careers? If yes, please describe. No, I have always been interested with computers but I’m not interested in a computer based job 5.        What mark would you be happy with in this course? 90+ 6.        List six steps you plan to take to achieve this goal. 1)       Do homework 2)       Pay attention to the lessons 3)       Have fun 4)       Try my best 5)       make notes 6)       practice using a computer at home 7.        What is the name of a music performer, pop artist of group that relies on technology to help them in their success? Daft punk 8.        List 5 cool gadgets or computer stuff that you use that your parents don’t know how to! a.        IPADS b.        a GPS watch c.        my phone’ d.        video games e.        the TV remote 9.        What is the latest Technology that you have heard about? What does it do? The new Samsung galaxy phone that bends, the phone is made out a rubber like material which allows the phone to gradually bend

SUPERCOMPUTERS

 

 

1.      Who invented the Cray Supercomputer? (First & last name please)

The Cray-1's architect was Seymour Cray, the chief engineer was Cray Research co-founder Lester Davis.

2.      In what year?

in 1976

3.      How many flops did the Cray 1 have?

10 billion

4.      When did the Cray 2 come out?

1985

5.      What is a Kilo Flops?    (A MegaFlops is a million flops)

a kilo flop is 1000 flops

6.      How much is a Gigaflops?

a gigaflop is 1000000000 flops

7.      How much is a teraflops?

a teraflop is 1000000000000 flops

8.      How much is a petaflops?

1000000000000000 flops

9.      What’s next in the flops pattern?

the flop pattern is always multiplied by the power of 3

10.  What is SETI

SETI  stands for search for extraterrestrial intelligence.  The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is the collective name for a number of activities undertaken to search for intelligent extraterrestrial life. SETI projects use scientific methods in this search.

11.  What is the fastest Supercomputer today Feb 11, 2011

The computer beat out second place finisher Titan by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. Titan, which is housed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, achieved 17.59 petaflops, while Tianhe-2 achieved 33.86 petaflops.