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What was India’s first supercomputer called?
Question

What was India’s first supercomputer called?

A.

ENIAC

B.

SAGA 220

C.

PARAM 8000

D.

PARAM 6000

Correct option is C

The correct answer is option (C) PARAM 8000

  • India’s first supercomputer was called PARAM 8000. It was developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in 1991.
  • The PARAM 8000 marked a significant achievement for India in the field of high-performance computing, as it allowed the country to perform complex scientific computations without relying on foreign supercomputers.

Information Booster :-

  • ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was one of the earliest general-purpose electronic digital computers, developed in the United States in 1945.
  • SAGA 220 was a supercomputer developed by the Indian company SAGA in the late 1980s. While it was an important part of India's supercomputing history, it came after PARAM 8000.
  • PARAM 6000 was a part of the PARAM series, but it was developed after the PARAM 8000. The PARAM 8000 was India’s first supercomputer, and the PARAM 6000 came later as an upgraded version.​

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