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COMP 740:Computer Architecture and Implementation Montek Singh Tue, Mar 31, 2009 Topic: Vector Processing Material Scattered in Book Mostly Appendix F Purpose: so you have some knowledge/vocabulary about vector computers Traditional Supercomputer Applications Typical application areas Military research (nuclear weapons, cryptography) Scientific research Weather forecasting Oil exploration Industrial design (car crash simulation) All involve huge computations on large data sets In 70s-80s, Supercomputer ? Vector Machine Vector Supercomputers Epitomized by Cray-1, 1976: Scalar Unit