Computer science distinguished lecture
Date/Time: | Thursday, 18 Feb 2010 at 3:40 pm |
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Location: | Alliant Energy Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall |
Cost: | Free |
URL: | http://www.cs.iastate.edu/spots/Gustafson1.pdf |
Contact: | Laurel Tweed |
Phone: | 515-294-6516 |
Channel: | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
Categories: | Lectures |
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Partial abstract:
After 70 years of electronic digital computing, we still do not have a solid definition of what computer 'speed' means, or even what it means to be 'faster.' This talk describes why some of the obvious and historical ways of defining 'speed' haven't served us well, and the things we've learned in the struggle to find a definition that works.