- Statement A: India's supercomputer programme was indeed started in the late 1980s. This initiative led to the establishment of C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) in 1988. - Statement B: PARAM 8000, launched in 1991 by C-DAC, is widely regarded as India's first indigenously built supercomputer. - Statement C: Aaditya is a high-performance computing system located at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, used for weather forecasting. It was developed by C-DAC. It is not a series of supercomputers designed by BARC for internal use.
Which of the following is/are correct with regard to Supercomputing in India ?
Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017 · Topic: Basics of Computers and Information Technology (Emerging Technologies Overview: Big Data, Blockchain (Conceptual Understanding))
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Answer: A. India's supercomputer programme was started in late 1980s.
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