Question

49. Which one of the following is the best description of ‘TaihuLight, which was in the news recently?

• A. China’s first and only aircraft carrier recently deployed to patrol the contested South China Sea.
• B. A cyber-espionage group that targets Indian government organisations and financial institutions.
• C. Hypersonic Weapon System used to strike time-sensitive targets such as weapons of mass destruction, recently developed by China.
• D. Chinese computer system which was recently named the world’s most powerful supercomputer.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Chinese computer system which was recently named the world’s most powerful supercomputer.

Sunway-TaihuLight is a supercomputer developed by the National Research Centre of Parallel Computer Engineering and Technology of China (NRCPC) built entirely using processors designed and made in China. It was declared the world’s fastest supercomputer, according to the November 2016 edition of the semi-annual Top 500 Supercomputer list.