CBSE Class 9 Computer Applications
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Explain the most powerful category of computers.
The most powerful category of computers is super computers. These are the most powerful, the most expensive and the fastest computers in the world and are capable of processing trillions of instructions per second.
These computers are used by the government agencies, such as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the National Weather Service, and the National Defense Agency. These are also used in space exploration, large organizations, research laboratories, aerospace centers, and large industrial units.
The examples of Super computers are CRAY- 1, CRAY- 2, Control Data CYBER 205 IBM Road Runner, ETAA -10, etc.