1) Why is a site/listing like this necessary?

To provide a better basis for statistics on high-performance computers.

2)  How are the results found and how are they expressed?

The information is expressed in a graph that shows the country it is made in, the power of the super computer, the installation place of origin, and the owner (IBM, HITACHI, INTEL etc)

3) How is this type of information useful to various groups of people such as developers, manufacturers, IT students and researchers?

The statistics on this website are used for various reasons by manufacturers.

Some of these reasons are:

·        The number of systems used on the computers.

·        The location of the high performance computers

 These statistics can make the exchange of data easier as well as creating a better understanding of the high performance computer market.

4) Refer to the advertising pages of current computer magazines to ‘build’ your dream computer. Your budget is $3000. Make sure your choice of CPU, motherboard and RAM are appropriate. Don’t forget to include graphic controller and audio cards if they are not built-in. Justify your choices, including the type of computer and operating system you have chosen.

Intel Pentium 4 P4 3.06GHZ(HT) 512KB 533MHZ Socket 478 CPU Processor w/HT Technology Retail (CPU) - $231.99

GigaByte Motherboard #GA-7N400-Pro2 ATX AMD XP/T-Bird/Duron Socket A DDR w/Audio/Lan - $139.00

16MB Kit (RAM) - $119.96

Micro Star (Graphic Controller) - $26.00

Typhoon Theater (Audio Card) - $19.99

Sony STYLEPRO SDM-S73/B (17 in.) Flat Panel (TFT) Monitor - $634

Stylus R800 Photo Printer - $384.95

Logitech Elite Keyboard - $48

Logitech MX 500 Mouse - $59

Compaq 16X IDE DVD-Rom - $86.99

Artec 8X DVD-Dual ReWriter Drive, VPP-8D24Q, Retail box - $188.98

CDRW 52X24X52 USB 2.0 EXT DRV - $94.99

Canon CanoScan 8000F Flatbed Scanner - $395

Total = $2705.83

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