Which statements are correct about 'PARAM'?
A. It is a series of supercomputers.
B. These are designed and assembled by NIELIT, DELHI.
C. PARAM means "Large" in the Hindi Language.
D. PARAM siddhi AI ranks 108th in world.
E. These are designed and assembled by CDAC, PUNE.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A and E Only
PARAM is India’s own series of supercomputers, begun in the late 1980s when India could not import a Cray supercomputer. PARAM 8000 (1991) was the first of the series.
A. It is a series of supercomputers. Correct. From PARAM 8000 to machines such as PARAM Yuva, PARAM Shivay and PARAM Siddhi-AI, the name covers a whole series of supercomputers.
B. These are designed and assembled by NIELIT, DELHI. Incorrect. NIELIT is a body for training and certification in information technology; it does not build supercomputers.
C. PARAM means “Large” in the Hindi Language. Incorrect. “Param” is a Sanskrit word meaning “supreme”; the name is also expanded as “PARAllel Machine”.
D. PARAM siddhi AI ranks 108th in world. Incorrect. PARAM Siddhi-AI entered the world TOP500 list of supercomputers in November 2020 at 63rd place (as announced then) and stood 131st in the June 2023 list; it was never 108th.
E. These are designed and assembled by CDAC, PUNE. Correct. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, set up in 1988, designed the PARAM series under Vijay Bhatkar.