Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 1085 The "Tao" of Supercomputers

Entering through the door, Jiang Chen saw a very large room in front of him.And in this large room, there are rows of black cabinets. There are a total of seven or eight rows of dozens of such iron cabinets that are as tall as a person.Besides the many flashing green and red lights on the iron cabinet, there are also a lot of wiring, which is very complicated.Jiang Chen looked at these black cabinets with flickering lights and said to Mr. Zhu, "Mr. Zhu, this is our computer mainframe."

Mr. Zhu nodded at Jiang Chen with a smile, "That's right, the iron cabinets you saw are the core of our entire computer system, the host cluster. The entire host cluster is composed of sixty such hosts. And In each such host, it is divided into several processing groups, and there are several processors inside each processing group, thus forming a huge network of processors. Then communicate in a special way Let’s get it together and centrally manage and aggregate it to form a supercomputer. To put it more simply, it is to gather countless small computers. Distribute the things that one small computer could not handle in the past to many small computers. Simultaneous processing. In this way, its calculation speed and calculation accuracy will be greatly improved. Of course, how to connect these many computers with each other and then centralize them for unified management is itself a very large and complex task. project."

After listening, Jiang Chen nodded, shook his head and smiled, "You, what you said is too complicated, and I'm a little confused. Then, tell me about the problem I care about the most. Its calculation speed is How many?"

After Mr. Zhu heard Jiang Chen's question, he exchanged glances with Mr. Ma and said with a random smile, "Our computer has a relatively short development time and adopts a brand-new structure. What do we think about this brand-new computer?" The structural method is also in the initial research stage, so the current calculation speed is still relatively low."

Jiang Chen waved his hand and interrupted Mr. Zhu's words: "Mr. Zhu, don't worry about you and Mr. Ma. I don't mean anything else. I just want to know the running speed of our computer and see if it can satisfy us. Current related research needs."

After listening to Jiang Chen's words, Mr. Zhu also heaved a sigh of relief and smiled, "Satisfied, of course I am satisfied. The floating-point calculation speed of this large computer we developed can reach 5.2 million times per second, which is much higher than that of our country. The Yinhe No. 5.2 that was developed before. According to the current research needs of our company, this computer is enough for our laboratories. Of course, the speed of [-] million floating-point operations per second is compared to the few supercomputers currently in the world. We still have a certain gap in the running speed of more than one billion times. However, as we gradually integrate with the international advanced technology and continue to invest in this gap, our computers will definitely be able to catch up with the international advanced level and exceed We are very confident about the international advanced level.”

"5.2 million times per second!" Jiang Chen excitedly said, "Can it really reach such a high speed?"

"Of course!" Ma Lao looked at Jiang Chen with a look of disbelief and said to Jiang Chen, "If you don't believe it, you can invite relevant experts to verify it. We are very rigorous in scientific research. Never cheating on anything."

Seeing Mr. Ma's angry look, Jiang Chen quickly waved his hands and said, "Mr. Ma, I didn't mean that. I didn't expect this computer to reach such a high speed. You know, we have only just been involved in computers. It is expected to have such a result comparable to some related laboratories."

Mr. Zhu shook his head with a smile and said: "Okay, Xiao Jiang, we understand what you mean. Actually, you don't have to be surprised. Although the starting point of computer is relatively high, it can be regarded as an emerging cutting-edge technology. However, this is like There is a threshold, as long as you step into this threshold, the related technical aspects will be much easier. Of course, in fact, this computer is just one of our works that has just passed, and it is not beautiful. Moreover, there are still many problems with this computer, such as the equipment is bloated, the efficiency of the machine has not been fully released, the energy consumption is relatively large, the operation frequency is not stable, etc. Originally, we wanted to continue to study and wait for these problems They are all solved and then delivered to the company, but considering that many projects urgently need this kind of large-scale computer for related auxiliary calculations. Therefore, we have revised the development plan and delivered the company's relevant laboratories and research project teams in advance, as well as other needs. Unit trial. And we can slowly improve it, so that it will not delay the use of relevant aspects of the company, nor affect our continued research, which can be said to serve multiple purposes.”

"So that's the case." After listening to Zhu Lao's words, Jiang Chen nodded with a smile and said: "I thought this speed was fast enough, but I didn't expect to be able to improve it, which made me very excited. Don't worry, after returning I will continue to inform and require all departments to follow the opinions of your center and obey your arrangements when using large computers. And I will continue to invest in this area and strive to protect your research funding as much as possible. Of course, let's not worry about this, take your time. You, Mr. Ma and other old people must take care of your health. Let's take it easy if we have anything to do, and leave it to the young people to do it. They. On the one hand, this will reduce your related burdens, and on the other hand, it will also be a training and training for these young people. After a few years, these young people have grown up, and you can rest assured to live here. When the time comes, I’ll give you a few pairs of fishing rods, so you can go fishing, play chess, and hug your grandson, great-grandson, wouldn’t it be beautiful.”

"Hahahaha,,," everyone laughed when they heard the words, Mr. Zhu looked at Mr. Ma and nodded Jiang Chen with a smile: "This kid has already planned for us, then I can wait for your fishing rods Ah. Let me tell you, don’t fool me with a bamboo pole, then I won’t do it.”

"Don't worry, I will definitely prepare this fishing rod for you. It is definitely a high-quality product. I will give it to you when the time comes." Jiang Chen replied with a smile.

Everyone laughed for a while, and then Mr. Ma said to Jiang Chen: "Xiao Jiang, according to international and industry-related conventions, supercomputers like this have to be named. And you are the person who proposed the development project of this large computer, or Investors in this mainframe computer, so the naming is up to you."

"Me?" Jiang Chen quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, I'm a junior. This matter should be handled by your elders. It's never my turn."

Mr. Zhu interrupted Jiang Chen with a smile and waved his hand: "This is a traditional practice, so you can do it. You can choose a name anyway. Let's talk about us people, what do we call engineering men in the words of young people? There is nothing else but data, so it’s better for young people like you to do it. Young people are smart, maybe they can come up with a good name.”

After pushing for a while, he couldn't get out.Jiang Chen could only take over, and then began to think about these mainframe chassis.Suddenly it had a flash of inspiration and excitedly said to everyone: "How about this supercomputer called 'Tao'?"

"Dao?" Everyone was puzzled.

(End of this chapter)