The speed of supercomputer is measured in ____ .
2021
The speed of supercomputer is measured in ____ .
- A.
Floating-point operations per hour
- B.
Floating-point operations per day
- C.
Floating-point operations per second
- D.
Floating-point operations per minute
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Correct answer: C
Answer: Floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) / फ्लोटिंग-पॉइंट ऑपरेशन प्रति सेकंड
Explanation: FLOPS measures how many floating-point calculations a computer can perform each second. This is the standard way to express supercomputer performance.
Definition: One FLOP = one floating-point operation; FLOPS = floating-point operations per second.
Common scales: teraFLOPS = 10^12 FLOPS, petaFLOPS = 10^15 FLOPS, exaFLOPS = 10^18 FLOPS.
Why not per minute/hour/day: Measuring per second gives a standard, fine-grained rate for comparing performance; larger time units are not used as the standard metric.
Short note: When asked about supercomputer speed, answer with FLOPS and, if relevant, mention the appropriate prefix (e.g., petaFLOPS).