On 04/15/2013 03:17 PM, Max R. Dechantsreiter wrote: > "High performance computing (HPC) is a form of computer usage where > utlilization one of the computer subsystems (processor, ram, disk, > network, etc), is at or near 100% capacity for extended periods of time." > > Could my laptop exhibit symptoms of HPC, as you defined them? > >
Yes. While not as sexy as 1000 computers having all their cores pinned at 100% for days at a time, I think a single computer with it's CPU ( or any other subsystem) pinned at 100% for a few minutes or so still counts as HPC. Not very good HPC, but HPC nonetheless. Think of the word 'house'. Whether you live in a small house (your laptop) or a big, luxurious mansion (a cluster), I think we can all agree both are still houses. Prentice _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
