Interdependencies Among Components 20 



Internet 



Definition 162 



Interagency Internet (Element of NREN Component) 32-33 



Interagency Internet Connectivity and Usage 34-35 



InterNIC (Internet Networi< Information Center) 36-37 



Major Federal Components of the Interagency Internet 33 



"Knowbots" 94 



Life Science: From Molecules to MRI Case Snuly 129-131 



Management. HPCC Program 15-19 



Manufacturing National Challenge 54 



Medical Connections Program 89 



Medical Informatics Fellowships 89 



Membership on the HPCCIT Subcommittee 22-23 



Multipollutant Air Quality Management 1 13 



NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 81-86 



National Challenge(s) 



Contrasts Between Grand Challenges and National Challenges 49 



Definition 162 



Digital Libraries 52-53 



Education and Lifelong Learning 53 



Health Care 53-54 



Manufacturing . 54 



Some National Challenge Application Areas 5 



National Consortium for High Performance Computing 44-45 



National Storage Laboratory (NSL) 76 



NCI (National Cancer Institute) 87-95 



NCO (National Coordination Office) 4, 15. 166 



NCRR (National Center for Research Resources) 87-95 



NIH (National Institutes of Health) 87-95 



Nil (National Information Infrastructure) 2. 8-10. 47-54, 163 



NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) 101-105 



NLM (National Library of Medicine) 4. 15, 87-95 



NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) 106-1 10 



NREN (National Research and Education Network) 32-40 



NSA (National Security Agency) 96-100 



NSF (National Science Foundation) 64-71 



NSFNET. Solicitation of the Next Generation 37 



NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) 9 



Overview. HPCC Program 7-14 



Process Simulation and Modeling Case Study 1 50- 1 5 1 



Responsibilities by HPCC Components. Agency 26-27 



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