Cray Essays

  • Supercomputers

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    the forefront of contemporary transforming limit – especially speed of count which can happen at velocities of nanoseconds. Supercomputers were presented in the 1960s, made at first and, for a long time, fundamentally by Seymour Cray at Control Data Corporation (CDC), Cray Research and ensuing organizations bearing his name or monogram. While the supercomputers of the 1970s utilized just a couple of processors, in the 1990s machines with many processors started to seem and, before the end of the twentieth

  • Cray SuperComputer

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    The Cray X-MP/22 manufactured by Cray Research Incorporated (CRI) of Minneapolis, Minnesota was delivered and installed at the U of Toronto this September. The Cray is a well respected computer - mainly for its extremely fast rate of mathematical floating-point calculation. As the university states in its July/August computer magazine "ComputerNews", the Cray's "level of performance should enable researchers with large computational requirements at the university of Toronto and other Ontario universities

  • Importance Of Media History

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    happened in the first half of 18th century in London due to new industrialization which is not only creating new ways of working, but also creating new ways of living (Cray P3). And Cray also mentioned that Since the world war 2, TV consumption is the largest chunk of our free time which is an average of over twenty hours a week (Cray p5). It means a civil surplus are used for consumption, especially for TV consumption. In addition, Compared with its consumption, according to Ofcom, “Viewers watched

  • Salmonella – description, pathogenesis, symptoms

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    Salmonella – description, pathogenesis, symptoms Salmonella is a gram-negative bacillus that causes inflammation of the GI tract and in some cases, if the immune response is not sufficiently powerful and treatment is not administered, can become systemic and cause even more serious conditions throughout the body. After ingestion, these bacteria cause infection by invading the epithelial cells of the small intestine and macrophages. Though there are more than two thousand different subspecies of

  • Jurassic Park by Micahel Chrichton

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    or to improve the environment. In addition, supercomputers were used for advanced science applications that were too complicated for the human brain. Dr. Wu, the park’s chief geneticist, used a supercomputer to replicate the dinosaur DNA. The first Cray-1™ system was installed at Los Alamos National Laborat... ... middle of paper ... ...e no possibility of malfunctioning. This danger, from the overreliance of technology, was what Michael Crichton was conveying and cautioning about in Jurassic

  • Supercomputer History

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    1 .Introduction The purpose of this report is to study the current state of supercomputers and to briefly discuss predicted advancements in the field..A brief history about the supercomputer and its operation is initially outlined. Supercomputers are the supreme machines in the computer world. Supercomputers includes thousands of times the computing power of a desktop and cost several millions of dollars. They fill large halls, which are chilled to prevent their thousands of microprocessor cores

  • Juan Corona Case Study

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    killer most commonly know as the, “The Machete Murderer.” Corona was convicted of 25 counts of first-degree murder in 1973 ((Vronsky, 2004). Corona was born in Mexico however, he migrated to the United States in 1950 to follow his brothers footsteps (Cray,1973). He was the 3rd of three children. All brothers worked in the farms and eventually Corona would get certified to be a contractor in order to hire people for fruit picking (Frank, 2013). Once in the States there was a storm that caused a flood

  • The Universal Expressions of Emotion

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    universal. Current Biology, 19 (18), pp. 1543--1548. Porter, S. & Ten Brinke, L. (2008). Reading between the lies identifying concealed and falsified emotions in universal facial expressions. Psychological Science, 19 (5), pp. 508--514. Waller, B. M., Cray Jr, J. J. & Burrows, A. M. (2008). Selection for universal facial emotion. Emotion, 8 (3), p. 435.

  • Supercomputers Essay

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    SuperComputers CT0267018 FTDIPIT45 Introduction Supercomputers is founded at 1960s by Seymour Roger Cray at control data coportation, and it have been used for science and design. Supercomputers is the fastest computer among all computers such as embedded computers, personal comnputers, servers and mainframes. Supercomputers have high speed and large amount of processors in it. Supercomputers are used for large companies or corporation. Supercomputer speed are measured in FLOPS or floating point

  • Terrorists Use of Cryptography and Data Encryption

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    A tactic that underpins terrorist group's success is to blend in with the local populace. Terrorists wear no distinguishable uniforms. Use false identities. Hide from view inside protected sanctuaries such as mosques. As stated by a leading researcher and scholar on internet use by terrorists, “With over 1.4 billion persons on the internet… it is not surprising to find terrorists among that population” (Denning 2010, 1). Terrorist groups use the internet and other modern technologies for various

  • Societal Impact of Salmonella

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    that “Salmonella comprises a large and diverse group of Gram-negative rods. Salmonellae are ubiquitous and have been recovered from some insects and nearly all vertebrate species, especially humans, livestock, and companion animals” (Gray and Fedorka-Cray 55). Because of the flexibility and the ability to reproduce rapidly, this infamous disease still remains as one of the most common threats in our society as well as an unconquerable problem that humans face these days. Salmonella is one of the most

  • Distributed Computing: What Is It and Can It Be Useful

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    Distributed Computing: What Is It and Can It Be Useful A Brief Introduction You can define distributed computing many different ways. Various vendors have created and marketed distributed computing systems for years, and have developed numerous initiatives and architectures to permit distributed processing of data and objects across a network of connected systems. They have developed a virtual environment where you can harness idle CPU cycles and storage space of tens, hundreds, or thousands

  • Fashion Magazines Send Unhealthy Signals Analysis

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    All around America, there are girls who have idols. These people, idols, are most likely skinny, not many bigger people are famous, cray right? These girls look up to these people and strive to be just like them. Some girls will injure their self to be skinny like the girls they see in the magazines. I see girls in TV shows and in real life who struggle with losing weight so they can

  • Vedic Views on Evolution

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    In this article I shall try to dissuade the reader of the popular scientific theory of evolution, through use of scientifically sound facts and some philosophical arguments using the Vedas. The Vedas are a large body of philosophical and religious texts originating from ancient India, writ in Sanskrit verse they are some of the oldest texts ever written. Darwin’s theory of evolution states that all life originated from one spontaneously created, self replicating, asexual, single celled, organism

  • Killbear Personal Narrative

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    Every single summer, the last two weeks of August; my family and I would go camping at Killbear Provincial Park. First time I went, I was 10 month old. I couldn’t talk yet and was just learning to crawl, but that didn’t stop my family from ending the tradition. I pretty much grew up there, all my favorite nature experiences are from camping there. My parents first started going when they were just dating. One of their first dates was a day trip up to Killbear. They started out by staying in a tent

  • United Kingdom Organized Crime Essay

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    The topic of this paper is organized crime in the United Kingdom during the Interwar War Years between the end of World War I, World War II and until the 1970s. During this period, the Western World’s view on alcohol and other vices created a booming criminal enterprise in several countries such as England, Italy, Scotland, Ireland and the United States. Although the United States had one of the most successful criminal enterprises, the United Kingdom contained several of the most successful and

  • Why Do Drunk Drivers Deserve Freedom

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    Melanie Cray Com 122 Essay 2: Persuasion Drunk Drivers Do Not Deserve Freedom Angie Bass has experienced an event no mother should have to endure. Her story, told by the MADD (Mothers against Drunk Driving) website, is of how her car was struck by a repeat drunk driver. Her son Zack, the only passenger in the car, was injured fatally. Drunk driving can be stopped by imprisoning drivers after a single instance of driving drunk. The consequences of drunk driving are so obviously advertised yet people

  • Patrick Henry Dbq

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    Parson's Cause. According to text “As a politico, Henry stood by Virginia, suspicious of any centralized government that might overshadow the Old Dominion, so the debate over Virginia’s ratification of the Constitution put Henry in full battle dress” (Cray, 2012). The Virginia Group passed a law altering the way church reverends were salaried,

  • Figurative Language In The Seafarer

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    Analysis of “The Seafarer” In 410, Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain and have since then influenced many aspects of European life. Most notably, however, is their impact on modern European literature from which many European values originate from. One such literary work is “The Seafarer”, written by an anonymous writer, it is an Anglo Saxon poem written in Old English that guides readers through the distressing travels of a man who yearns not only to travel the seas but also for home, ultimately established

  • Software Developers: Web Design

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    “Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn” (Jobs). Every day billions of people use technology in their lives. Whether it is a notebook, a tablet, or a smart phone these devices have helped our lives. The people responsible for these devices are known as software developers. Software developers (or software engineers) develop new forms of technology to enhance our everyday activities. Activities like communication, research, and entertainment are