Table of Contents: Getting up to speed :

Corporate Author:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Future of Supercomputing.
Other Authors:	Snir, Marc., Patterson, Cynthia A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2005.
Subjects:	High performance computing. Supercomputers. COMPUTERS > Hardware > Mainframes & Minicomputers.
Online Access:	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=128160

Table of Contents:

""FrontMatter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction and Context""; ""2 Explanation of Supercomputing""; ""3 Brief History of Supercomputing""; ""4 The Demand for Supercomputing""; ""5 Todayâ€?s Supercomputing Technology""; ""6 Supercomputing Infrastructures and Institutions""; ""7 Supercomputing Abroad""; ""8 A Policy Framework""; ""9 Stewardship and Funding of Supercomputing""; ""10 The Future of Supercomputingâ€? Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Committee Member and Staff Biographies""
""B Speakers and Participants at Meetings and Site Visits""""C List of White Papers Prepared for the Applications Workshop""; ""D Glossary and Acronym List""